Family ties: Communicating identity through jointly told family stories

Communication Monographs

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-389

  Kellas, Jody Koenig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Family Communication; Family Functioning; Family Storytelling; Identity; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244445561     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750500322453     Document Type: Article

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