Developmental Change: Communication Related Issues
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 28s
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Focuses on how transitional periods influence family communication. Discussion reveals how conflict patterns and marital satisfaction change over a relationship's life cycle, what theories can help us examine how change impacts communication over an individual's lifetime, and the elements of social, family, and historical time. Also included is discussion on how the role of ritual moves the family from one stage of communication to another. Featured interview: Professor Michael Roloff (Northwestern University).