Browsing 2005 Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Communication (MU)"
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The assimilation of in-laws: the impact of newcomers on the structuration of families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)In this study, 42 participants (including newlyweds, parents of newlyweds, and siblings of newlyweds) were interviewed about their relationships with their in-laws. Most of the participants reported that they liked their ... -
Parent/child distal relationships: a look at communication used before, during, and after a parental absence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)This project examined communication in distal parent-child relationships. Distal relationships are relations in which people are physically separated for a period of time. Little research has focused on distal relationships, ...