Stepfather-Stepson Communication

Jonathan Pettigrew (PhD, The Pennsylvania State University) is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Tennessee. His work has appeared in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Journal of Adolescent Research, and Marriage & Family Review, among others.

• Contents: Stepfamilies, Stepfathers, and Communicating Support – Meet the Families – Patterns of Communicating Support – Lessons Learned.

«In this exciting new volume, Jonathan Pettigrew demonstrates the importance of supportive communication in creating and sustaining stepfather-stepson relationships. Researchers and practitioners interested in stepfamilies and in stepfather-stepson relationships should read this book.» (Paul Schrodt, Texas Christian University)«Jonathan Pettigrew makes excellent use of a case study approach to explore the everyday realities of becoming and being a stepfamily. His keen analysis, relevant to several interdisciplinary literatures integrating family and communication research, generates meaningful insights about a select group of middle-class stepfamilies with early adolescents.» (William Marsiglio, Professor of Sociology, University of Florida)