ABSTRACT

Communication Yearbook 38 continues the tradition of publishing state-of-the-discipline literature reviews and essays. Editor Elisia Cohen presents a volume that is highly international and interdisciplinary in scope, with authors and chapters representing the broad global interests of the International Communication Association. The contents include summaries of communication research programs that represent the most innovative work currently. Offering a blend of chapters emphasizing timely disciplinary concerns and enduring theoretical questions, this volume will be valuable to scholars throughout communication studies.

part I|68 pages

Theorizing Immigration, Cultural Brokering, and Communication

chapter 1|35 pages

Communicating for One's Family

An Interdisciplinary Review of Language and Cultural Brokering in Immigrant Families

part II|172 pages

Theorizing Talk

chapter 3|35 pages

Publics and Lay Informatics

A Review of the Situational Theory of Problem Solving

chapter 4|37 pages

Relational and Identity Processes in Communication

A Contextual and Meta-Analytical Review of Communication Accommodation Theory

chapter 5|29 pages

Understanding Argumentation in Interpersonal Communication

The Implications of Distinguishing Between Public and Personal Topics

chapter 6|31 pages

Theorizing Fat Talk

Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Intergroup Communication About Groups

chapter 7|34 pages

No More Birds and Bees

A Process Approach to Parent–Child Sexual Communication

part III|96 pages

Theorizing Communication in Health Contexts

chapter 9|27 pages

Family Communication About Cancer Treatment Decision Making

A Description of the DECIDE Typology

chapter 10|30 pages

Integrating Intergenerational Family Caregiving Challenges Across Discipline and Culture

Identity, Attribution, and Relationship

part IV|86 pages

Theorizing Emerging Areas of Communication Research

chapter 11|29 pages

Net Neutrality and Communication Research

The Implications of Internet Infrastructure for the Public Sphere

chapter 12|17 pages

Narbs

A Narrative Approach to the Use of Big Data

chapter 13|36 pages

Episodic, Network, and Intersectional Perspectives

Taking a Communicative Stance on Mentoring in the Workplace