Sustaining Family Relationships: Talk and Self-Disclosure
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Family Communications
- Grade Level: Adult
- Subjects: Sociology, Relationships / Family / Parenting
- Produced By: Governors State University
- Year: 1997
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Running Time: 29m 31s
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Focuses on the role of everyday conversation in creating and maintaining a family relationship. The class explores the three faces of talk: informative talk, talk as a means of expression, and talk as a tool for re-establishing contact. Specific focus is given to general talk and its unique meanings. Two specific kinds of talk - debriefing conversations and self-disclosure - are also defined and discussed in detail. Featured interview: Professor Anita Vangelisti (University of Texas - Austin) and Professor Julia Wood (University of North Carolina).