Television as Social Reality : A Dialectical Analysis of Family Interactional Process in "The Cosby Show" and "Family Ties." / Julie R. Brown and Mina A. Vaughn.

Based on the notion that a dialectical perspective better represents the processes and tensions involved in family communication than do traditional models, an exploratory study examined the communication practices of two television families: the Huxtables of "The Cosby Show," and the Keatons of "Fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brown, Julie R.
Vaughn, Mina A. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
Subjects:
Communication Research.
Discourse Analysis.
Family Communication.
Family Relationship.
Group Dynamics.
Interaction.
Interpersonal Communication.
Models.
Parent Child Relationship.
Parent Influence.
Role Perception.
Television.
Television Research.
Communication Patterns > Dialectical Reasoning
Cosby Show (Television Program > Family Ties (Television Program)
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:32 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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