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Chair: Pamela R. Dunkin, Southern Oregon State College

• "Dealing with Separation: Written Communication as a Means of Connecting Navy Fathers and Their Children." Sandra Petronio, Arizona State University, Lisa Bradford, Arizona State University

• "Ending the Commute: The Effects of Separation on the Communication Patterns of Couples during Reintegration." Pamela R. Dunkin, Southern Oregon State College

• "Analysis and Description of Communication Patterns in Families Experiencing Military Separation." Charlene A. Berquist, Southwest Missouri State University

• "Separation and Oncology: Coping Strategies of Families Dealing with Leukemia." Deborah Ballard-Reisch, University of Nevada, Reno, Jennifer Ballard, Lakeland, Florida

Respondent: Lynn H. Turner, Marquette University

Sponsors: Dimension Series, Commission on Family Communication

Chair: Janet Yerby, Central Michigan University

• "Research as Reflexive Conversation: Mirroring, Processes, and Communication Research." Jane E. Jorgenson, Old Dominion University, Fred Steier, Old Dominion University

• "Family Stories, Metaphors, and Myths as Tools for Framing Family Experience: Illustrations of Reflexive Knowledge in the Family Therapy Literature." Janet Yerby, Central Michigan University

• "Discovering the Lifeworld of Abusive Families: A Reflexive Account." Teresa Sabourin, University of Cincinnati

• "Personal Narrative as Autoethnography in the Study of Contradiction in Lived Experience." Carolyn Ellis, University of South Florida

Respondent: Arthur P. Bochner, University of South Florida

Chair: Gail G. Whitchurch, Indiana University, Indianapolis

Panel: Jennings Bryant, University of Alabama, Nancy Buerkel-Rothfuss, Central Michigan University, Steve Duck, University of Iowa, Sandra Petronio, Arizona State University, Glen H. Stamp, University of Texas

Respondents: Charlene A. Berquist, Southwest Missouri State University, Gail G. Whitchurch, Indiana University, Indianapolis

This session focuses on the most significant issue facing the CFC this year: its scope and its constituency in relation to other SCA units. Panelists consider these issues from their vantage points in a variety of communication contexts: mass communication, instructional development, personal relationships, and interpersonal communication. A qualitative methodologist rounds out the panel by discussing the role of qualitative communication methodologies in research on marriages and families. The format is a panelist-audience discussion of the panelists' position papers, which should be read before the session (available for a nominal cost at the SCA Registration Desk).

Chair: Douglas L. Kelley, Seattle Pacific University

• "The Correspondentogram of a Nuclear Fwnily: Epistolary Communication and the Dynamic of Family Relationships." Catalin Mamali, University of Iowa

• "Understanding the Intergenerational Family Business: An Interaction-Based Model of Social Exchange." Daniel J. Weigel, University of Nevada, Reno, Deborah Ballard-Reisch, University of Nevada, Reno

• "Decision Making in Dual-Career Couples." Lynne M. Webb, University of Florida, Douglas C. Pennington, First United Methodist Church, Grand Bay, Alabama

• "Communicative Needs in Job Loss Phases: Toward a Theory of Individual-Family Linkages." Patrice M. Buzzanell, Marquette University, Lynn H. Turner, Marquette University

Respondent: Dean E. Hewes, University of Minnesota

Sponsors: Commission on Family Communication, Mass Communication Division

Chairs: Ellen W. Bonaguro, Northern Illinois University, Vincent L. Bloom, California State University, Fresno

• "The Impact of Television on Family: Alternative Theoretical Considerations." Jennings Bryant, University of Alabama

• "Media in Family Life: Re-Construction of Familial Relationships." Navita C. James, University of South Florida

• "Family Communication Models on Television: The Simpsons and the Cosbys." Mary S. Larson, Northern Illinois University

• "From Father Knows Best to Who's the Boss: The Historical Evolution of the Television Family." Enrique D. Rigsby, California State University, Fresno

Respondent: Ellen A. Wartella, University of Ilinois

Sponsors: Commission on Family Communication, Instructional Development Division

Chair: Roy M. Berko, Towson State University

• "A Research and Theory Approach." Cynthia S. Burggraf, University of Delaware

• "A Mini-Course Approach." John W. Monsma, Northern Arizona University

• "A Team Teaching Approach." Vincent L. Bloom, California State University, Fresno

• "A Self-Awareness Approach." Roy M. Berko, Towson State University

• "A Workshop Approach to Intergenerational Conflict." M. Violet Asmuth, University of Florida, Sarah Johnson, University of Florida, Teri Phoa Reuter, University of Florida, Vivian Xie, University of Florida

Featuring five different methods of teaching family communication, this program was developed as part of the 1991 convention planning by the executive committee of the Commission on Family Communication. Presenters will have copies of their syllabi available for the audience.

Chairs: Nancy Buerkel-Rothfuss, Central Michigan University Charlene A. Berquist, Southwest Missouri State University

This workshop is the first in what the Commission on Family Communication (CFC) executive committee plans as an annual series of workshops. Each year's guest will be a distinguished family scholar with special expertise that is of broad appeal for CFC and other SCA members interested in communication and families. Ralph LaRossa is a leading family sociologist who is well known for his current research on the history of fatherhood in early 20th century America. Drawing from both qualitative and quantitative content analysis of a wealth of text materials including letters from the Great Depression, his presentation will cover the descriptive and rhetorical aspects of words parents use when they talk about parenthood.

Chair: James J. Lewis, University of South Dakota

• "The Relationship Between Gender and Attributions of Responsibility for Spouse Abuse." Michelle Rees, University of Cincinnati, Teresa Sabourin, University of Cincinnati

• "The Transition to Parenthood Through Communication: A Case Study of the Management of Dialectical Tensions." Glen H. Stamp, University of Texas

• "Predictors of Young Adults' Use of Conflict Style in the Launching Stage of the Family Life Cycle." Kathryn L. Greene, University of Georgia, Rhonda G. Parker, University of Georgia, Julianne M. Serovich, University of Georgia

• "Shared Metaphors: A Reflection of Family World Views." Michael L. Spangle, University of Denver

Respondent: Fran Dickson-Markman, University of Colorado, Boulder

Chair: John W. Monsma. Northern Arizona University

• "Family Structure and Family Problems: Variability of Intimacy and Communication." Timothy D. Stephen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Janet Yerby, Central Michigan University

• "Family Adaptability, Cohesiveness, and Satisfaction in Intact and Single Father Families." Susan Hatfield, Winona State University "An Investigation of Expectations in the Family: Is What You See What You Get?" Anita L. Vangelisti, University of Iowa

• "The Parental Guilt Episode: Exploring Parents' Messages (*)." Thomas J. Socha, Old Dominion University

Respondent: L. Edna Rogers, University of Utah

(*) Top Paper in Family Communication

Chair: Raed A. Mohsen, Gallaudet University

• "A Descriptive Analysis of Female Perceptions of Romantic Marital Jealousy." Peggy Y. Byers, St. Mary's College, Shari Overdorf, St. Mary's College

• "The Impact of the Addition of a Third Family Member on a Marital Couple's Intimate Communication." Robert D. Harrison, Gallaudet University

• "Defining Marriage Relationships: Metaphors Used by Married and Unmaried Women and Men." David Neumann, Rochester Institute of Technology

• "Communicating Likes and Dislikes During the Intimate Encounter of Married Couples." Raed A. Mohsen, Gallaudet University

Respondent: Steve Duck, University of Iowa

Chair: Janet Yerby, Central Michigan University

• "Research as Reflexive Conversation: Mirroring, Processes, and Communication Research." Jane E. Jorgenson, Old Dominion University, Fred Steier, Old Dominion University

• "Family Stories, Metaphors, and Myths as Tools for Framing Family Experience: Illustrations of Reflexive Knowledge in the Family Therapy Literature." Janet Yerby, Central Michigan University

• "Discovefing the Lifeworld of Abusive Families: A Reflexive Account." Teresa Sabourin, University of Cincinnati

• "Personal Narrative as Autoethnography in the Study of Contradiction in Lived Experience." Carolyn Ellis, University of South Florida

Respondent: Arthur P. Bochner, University of South Florida

This panel examines how researchers, as involved participants rather than detached observers, can use their own subjective, emotional experiences as a legitimate method of inquiry. Panelists explore the epistemological orientation of reflexive knowledge by examining particular theoretical and methodological issues, by providing examples from the family therapy literature, and by demonstrating the process of reflexive knowing through personal accounts.