CHAPTER 11

Research Resources
Check out the following contemporary readings in communication at your library. (Hint: These are good sources to start with if you are asked to write a research paper!)

Baxter, L., and D. O. Braithwaite. (2002). "Performing Marriage: Marriage Renewal Rituals as Cultural Performance." Southern Communication Journal, 67: 94-109.

Kurdek, L. A. (2003). "Differences Between Gay and Lesbian Cohabiting Couples." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20: 411-436.

McAdoo, M. P. (1999). Ethnicity in Families: Strength in Diversity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Rogers, E. L. (2001). "Relational Communication in the Context of Family." Journal of Family Communication, 1: 25-35.

Wartella, E., and N. Jennings. (2001). "New Members of the Family: The Digital Revolution in the Home." Journal of Family Communication, 1: 59-69.

Witchurch, G. (2002). "Not Just Alliteration: Communication and Committed Couples." Southern Communication Journal, 67: 89-93.

Links to Resources on the Web
* Visit some popular sites that give advice to families about how to communicate more effectively in their families or how to have happier, stronger families. Sample sites include:

KQED's Youth Media Corps Tips and Advice

Take Charge in Changing Times

Family Communication

These are just a few of the hundreds of sites offering advice to families. Read the advice given to families and evaluate it based on the research reviewed and summarized in Chapter 11, and based on your class discussions about communication in families. Are these sites giving families accurate, helpful advice or are they suggesting strategies that might not have any grounding in the current literature and research on family communication?