Communication in Single Parent and Other Family Forms
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 32s
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Presents an overview of the specific communication dimensions of single parent families, gay male and lesbian families, and adoptive families. Discussion provides a brief run-down of the ways in which single parent families are formed, and reviews the communication rules unique to single parent families. Issues related to male-headed, single-parent families are also discussed. Also explored are the unique communication structures in gay male and lesbian relationships and adoptive family structures. Featured interview: Professor Marcia Dixson (Indiana-Purdue University).