Maintaining a Satisfying Marriage: A Narrative Analysis of Communication Skills, Stories, and Meanings in Marriage Education

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dc.contributor.advisorYamasaki, Jill
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHaun, Martha
dc.contributor.committeeMemberAddison Otey, Penny
dc.creatorCoy, Twyla
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-12T18:03:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-12T18:03:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-06T21:53:33Z
dc.date.available2011-12-12T18:03:36Z
dc.date.available2011-12-12T18:03:37Z
dc.date.available2014-06-06T21:53:33Z
dc.date.created2010-12
dc.date.issued2011-12-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2010
dc.date.updated2011-12-12T18:03:38Z
dc.description.abstractIn this study I explore how FamilyLife, a Christian organization committed to marriage education, stories marriage and the communicative behaviors that are emphasized. I completed a review of the current communication literature to allow for an understanding of scholarly framework for the communication behaviors that are specific for building and maintaining satisfying marital relationships as well as the value of marriage education programs. I utilized a thematic narrative analysis to examine 85 articles (Marriage Memos) in order to determine the marriage and communication values that emerged throughout FamilyLife’s narrative of marriage. Similarities found in the Marriage Memos were identified and categorized into twelve primary categories. The primary themes for marriage values were: blueprint for marriage, faith, commitment, family, investment, selflessness, and companionship. The primary categories for the communication values were: listening, power of tongue, cooperation, genuineness, and conflict management. The stories throughout the Marriage Memos maintained strong narrative fidelity, allowing these values to be accepted and utilized by the reader; FamilyLife communicates to the readers the communication skills and behaviors it finds valuable to maintaining a satisfying marriage, while reflecting the need to foremost uphold its own and others’ spiritual values.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/168
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectMarriage Education
dc.subjectNarratives
dc.subjectNarrative Analysis
dc.subjectCommunication Training
dc.subjectFamilyLife
dc.subjectCommunication Skills
dc.subjectChristian Marriage Education Program
dc.subjectWeekend to Remember
dc.subjectMarriage Memos
dc.titleMaintaining a Satisfying Marriage: A Narrative Analysis of Communication Skills, Stories, and Meanings in Marriage Education
dc.type.genrethesis*
dc.type.materialtext*
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Communication
thesis.degree.disciplineSpeech Communication
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameSpeech Communication

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