Communication is at the heart of any complete understanding of the end of life. While it is true that individuals physically die as a single entity, the process of ending an individual life is located
The 22 essays in this collection consider communication in families in the age of digital and social media. Communication, family studies, and other scholars from the US address misconceptions about t
From serious illness to natural disasters, humans turn to communication as a major source of strength to help us bounce back and to keep growing and thriving. Communicating Hope and Resilience Across
This latest volume in the Lifespan Communication: Children, Families, and Aging series focuses on hope and resilience in the face of life’s adversities. Twenty-two contributors approach the study of h
The Handbook of Lifespan Communication is the foundational scholarly text that offers readers a state of the art view of the varied and rich areas of lifespan communication research. The fundamental a
The original research reported in this book fills a gap in the field of family communication studies. It follows the line of studies beginning with Hess and Handel's groundbreaking Family Worlds in 19
This volume brings together 14 essays on harmful, socially inappropriate, exploitative, or morally suspect communication in families. Contributors working in sociology, psychology, and mass communicat
This volume contains 13 essays detailing research on communication at the end of life. Communication and other scholars from the US and Canada discuss health communication in the context of death stud
In Remaking “Family” Communicatively editor Leslie A. Baxter brings together essays from several prominent academics on the emergence of new family systems in the wake of the decline of the nuclear fa
Grounded in path-breaking research but written in an accessible, engaging style Moral Talk Across the Lifespan explores how our most fundamental moral commitments are shaped by crucial conversations w
The nine essays in this volume consider the moral dimension of communication in close relationships across the lifespan, how relational partners use communication to improve their relationships, and h
In this text, Nussbaum has assembled a collection of scholarly essays and articles focused on lifespan communication theory and its central tenet, “that the very nature of human communication is devel
