Dialectical tensions and turning points of large-family communication : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Much research has been conducted on the communication patterns and processes in families consisting of five or less members. What I have tried to generate is some discussion of communication in a larger family setting. I chose to use my family of thirteen members as my source for information and I have applied four theories, which have been previously created in the studies of much smaller families, to relevant events in my family. The four theories are: Turning points, dialectical tensions, working and non-working relationships, and diluted resources. From this study I have drawn many conclusions about large-family communication through its transitional periods of growth.