This text provides for the first time in book form an exploration of the communicative aspects of the darker side of family life, ranging from, for example, severe acts of violence to more subtle forms of conflict. In addition to offering a working definition of the concept of the "dark side" in the family context, the authors propose the Darkness Model of Family Communication that integrates relevant literature in new and significant ways. Researchers, teachers and advanced students alike will benefit from the holistic and theoretical approach to the topic advanced through this volume. Readers are also encouraged to process the material by reviewing discussion questions and the case study of the Moore family at the end of each chapter.Chapter topics include: an overview of the "dark side" of family communicationindividual influences on the darkness of family communicationthe dark side of dyadic family lifefamilial interaction structure and the dark sidedark family communication in a context of darkness - socio-cultural influences on family lifeconcluding reflections on the study of dark family communication

"The Dark Side of Family Communication" offers an integrative understanding of the dark side of family communication and a theoretical mechanism for understanding related scholarship. It will be essential reading for all students and scholars of family communication.

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Sep 01, 2013

Olson's The Dark Side of Family Communication serves well as an introductory book to the subject matter. Readers should bear in mind that this book barely touches the tip of the iceberg when it comes to dark family communication. Furthermore, I strongly disagree with the treatment of psychological personality profiling in chapter two. For example, introversion is no longer synonymous with shyness. Olson uses these words interchangeably, which is narrow minded. Grievances aside, this book is an a...

Ebony

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Jul 08, 2014

Because the book is titled The Dark Side of Communication, I expected it to be darker, sexier. I admit; holding that expectation for a textbook is decidedly unfair but a survey of darkness can’t go into depth about anything. It’s almost a meta-book wherein they write about the contributing factors to darkness but don’t really discuss darkness itself. I also got the impression that the authors were stretching—and this is a problem with family communication literature in general—there’s not a whol...

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