Beth Le Poire (Ph.D., University of Arizona; M.A., University of Arizona; B. A., California State University, Stanislaus) is full professor in the department of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 40 published works across com­munication in such journals as Human Communication Research and Communication Monographs. In family communication, her work looks specifically at parental and romantic attachment and the influence of partners on continued problematic behavior in the family (e.g., substance abuse). She has presented more than 70 conference presentations and has been the recipient of 14 top paper awards across national and international conventions. She has also been the recipient of the National Communication Associa­tion′s Golden Anniversary Monograph award. She is just completing her editorship of Communication Reports and serves on 8 editorial boards including Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Quarterly, and Journal of Communication. She has taught family com­munication since 1995 to more than 1,200 students.

• Introduction1. Introduction: Families, Communication, and Family CommunicationFamiliesCommunicationFamily CommunicationWhy Communication is Central to FamiliesSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application2. Family Forms in Our Changing SocietyIntroduction - The Family ContextSocietal Influences on the Family FormFamily FormsSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application3. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Communication in the FamilyIntroduction of TheoryRoles TheoryFamily Systems TheoryRules TheorySummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application4. Forming the New Family Pairing - Two Become OneSocial Psychological Bases of AttractionPsycho-Analytic Bases of AttractionRelational Stages of DevelopmentSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application5. Communication in the Newly Formed Family - Adding ChildrenThe Effects of Pregnancy on CommunicationAddition of the Child and Changes in CommunicationCommunication in Sibling RelationshipsAdding Children Through Remarriage: Communication in the Step-Parent-Step-Child RelationshipSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application6. Nurturing and Controlling Communication: Raising Socio-Emotionally and Intellectually Competent ChildrenControl - Providing Discipline and Guidance through CommunicationNurturing - Providing Support and LoveSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Applications7. Nurturing Communication in Marital Relationships: Encouraging Closeness, Stability, and Satisfaction through CommunicationIntroductionMaintaining Closeness in Marital RelationshipsThe Communication of Closeness in the Marital RelationshipFactors Related to Marital Satisfaction which May Affect Marital CommunicationSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application8. Control in Marital Relationships and the FamilyIntroductionThe Nature of ConflictModels of ConflictConflict StylesConflict Strategies (Interpersonal Influence Strategies)The Nature of ViolenceSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application9. Nurturing and Controlling Communication Surrounding Undesirable Behavior in the FamilyIntroductionUndesirable Behavior in the FamilyThe Potential Role of Communication and Problematic Behavior in FamiliesFamily Systems TheoryCoercion TheoryInconsistent Nurturing as Control TheoryKey TermsQuestions for Application10. Family Communication: Providing Nurturing and Control in a Changing WorldIntroduction - What We Have LearnedThe Current Configuration of Families: Nurturing and Controlling CommunicationImproving Family CommunicationSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application

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Beth Le Poire (Ph.D., University of Arizona; M.A., University of Arizona; B. A., California State University, Stanislaus) is full professor in the department of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 40 published works across com­munication in such journals as Human Communication Research and Communication Monographs. In family communication, her work looks specifically at parental and romantic attachment and the influence of partners on continued problematic behavior in the family (e.g., substance abuse). She has presented more than 70 conference presentations and has been the recipient of 14 top paper awards across national and international conventions. She has also been the recipient of the National Communication Associa­tion′s Golden Anniversary Monograph award. She is just completing her editorship of Communication Reports and serves on 8 editorial boards including Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Quarterly, and Journal of Communication. She has taught family com­munication since 1995 to more than 1,200 students.

• Introduction1. Introduction: Families, Communication, and Family CommunicationFamiliesCommunicationFamily CommunicationWhy Communication is Central to FamiliesSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application2. Family Forms in Our Changing SocietyIntroduction - The Family ContextSocietal Influences on the Family FormFamily FormsSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application3. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Communication in the FamilyIntroduction of TheoryRoles TheoryFamily Systems TheoryRules TheorySummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application4. Forming the New Family Pairing - Two Become OneSocial Psychological Bases of AttractionPsycho-Analytic Bases of AttractionRelational Stages of DevelopmentSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application5. Communication in the Newly Formed Family - Adding ChildrenThe Effects of Pregnancy on CommunicationAddition of the Child and Changes in CommunicationCommunication in Sibling RelationshipsAdding Children Through Remarriage: Communication in the Step-Parent-Step-Child RelationshipSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application6. Nurturing and Controlling Communication: Raising Socio-Emotionally and Intellectually Competent ChildrenControl - Providing Discipline and Guidance through CommunicationNurturing - Providing Support and LoveSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Applications7. Nurturing Communication in Marital Relationships: Encouraging Closeness, Stability, and Satisfaction through CommunicationIntroductionMaintaining Closeness in Marital RelationshipsThe Communication of Closeness in the Marital RelationshipFactors Related to Marital Satisfaction which May Affect Marital CommunicationSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application8. Control in Marital Relationships and the FamilyIntroductionThe Nature of ConflictModels of ConflictConflict StylesConflict Strategies (Interpersonal Influence Strategies)The Nature of ViolenceSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application9. Nurturing and Controlling Communication Surrounding Undesirable Behavior in the FamilyIntroductionUndesirable Behavior in the FamilyThe Potential Role of Communication and Problematic Behavior in FamiliesFamily Systems TheoryCoercion TheoryInconsistent Nurturing as Control TheoryKey TermsQuestions for Application10. Family Communication: Providing Nurturing and Control in a Changing WorldIntroduction - What We Have LearnedThe Current Configuration of Families: Nurturing and Controlling CommunicationImproving Family CommunicationSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application

Summer Session 2010 Comm 124

Beth Le Poire (Ph.D., University of Arizona; M.A., University of Arizona; B. A., California State University, Stanislaus) is full professor in the department of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has 40 published works across com­munication in such journals as Human Communication Research and Communication Monographs. In family communication, her work looks specifically at parental and romantic attachment and the influence of partners on continued problematic behavior in the family (e.g., substance abuse). She has presented more than 70 conference presentations and has been the recipient of 14 top paper awards across national and international conventions. She has also been the recipient of the National Communication Associa­tion′s Golden Anniversary Monograph award. She is just completing her editorship of Communication Reports and serves on 8 editorial boards including Human Communication Research, Communication Monographs, Communication Quarterly, and Journal of Communication. She has taught family com­munication since 1995 to more than 1,200 students.

• Introduction1. Introduction: Families, Communication, and Family CommunicationFamiliesCommunicationFamily CommunicationWhy Communication is Central to FamiliesSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application2. Family Forms in Our Changing SocietyIntroduction - The Family ContextSocietal Influences on the Family FormFamily FormsSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application3. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Communication in the FamilyIntroduction of TheoryRoles TheoryFamily Systems TheoryRules TheorySummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application4. Forming the New Family Pairing - Two Become OneSocial Psychological Bases of AttractionPsycho-Analytic Bases of AttractionRelational Stages of DevelopmentSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application5. Communication in the Newly Formed Family - Adding ChildrenThe Effects of Pregnancy on CommunicationAddition of the Child and Changes in CommunicationCommunication in Sibling RelationshipsAdding Children Through Remarriage: Communication in the Step-Parent-Step-Child RelationshipSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application6. Nurturing and Controlling Communication: Raising Socio-Emotionally and Intellectually Competent ChildrenControl - Providing Discipline and Guidance through CommunicationNurturing - Providing Support and LoveSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Applications7. Nurturing Communication in Marital Relationships: Encouraging Closeness, Stability, and Satisfaction through CommunicationIntroductionMaintaining Closeness in Marital RelationshipsThe Communication of Closeness in the Marital RelationshipFactors Related to Marital Satisfaction which May Affect Marital CommunicationSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application8. Control in Marital Relationships and the FamilyIntroductionThe Nature of ConflictModels of ConflictConflict StylesConflict Strategies (Interpersonal Influence Strategies)The Nature of ViolenceSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application9. Nurturing and Controlling Communication Surrounding Undesirable Behavior in the FamilyIntroductionUndesirable Behavior in the FamilyThe Potential Role of Communication and Problematic Behavior in FamiliesFamily Systems TheoryCoercion TheoryInconsistent Nurturing as Control TheoryKey TermsQuestions for Application10. Family Communication: Providing Nurturing and Control in a Changing WorldIntroduction - What We Have LearnedThe Current Configuration of Families: Nurturing and Controlling CommunicationImproving Family CommunicationSummaryKey TermsQuestions for Application

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