Communication In The Family

COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FAMILY This book is an attempt at highlighting the importance of communications in the family. The word communications with 's' in the end signifies both the process of communication and the modern technologies of the media. Family is the basis of society and sociologists have noted that from time immemorial it has contributed to the making of a person and his/her personality immensely It may not have been spelt out as it is, but it is communication that helps each person to be what he or she is. Nuclear families have replaced joint families even in India. Urban civilization has brought in the concept of working parents and school-going children who meet occasionally. In this context, communication has a major role to play in the family. About the Author Jacob Srampickal a Patna Jesuit, has a doctorate in Development Communication from the university of Leeds, England and has authored several books including,Voice to the Voiceless, the power of people's theatre; Babel and Beyond, Media Education: A text book for teachers, Media Education: Emerging Perspectives, Messages or Massages, Cross Connections: Interdisciplinary communications studies at the Gregorian University, Issues in Media Ethics, Understanding Development Communications, Communications Can Renew the Church, Family Communications, etc. He is co-founder and Dean of the National Institute for Social Communications, Research and Training (NISCORT), CBCI's communications college at Gaziabad \New Delhi, and was Director of Communications Formations at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2004-2010). Contents Foreword 1. The importance of the family 2. Comunication in the family 3. Media in the family 4. Communications in the family - some Conclusions Appendix: 1. What church documents say about communications and the family.