Section 1. The neighborhood and children's groups -- Section 2. Directive/response sequences and social organization -- Section 3. Disputes and gossip -- Section 4. Stories within dispute processes -- Section 5. Conclusion
Summary
"This groundbreaking study describes in detail the complexities of children's communication. By integrating the analysis of conversation with ethnography, Marjorie Harness Goodwin systematically and empirically reveals how a group of urban black children constitute their social world through talk"--Back cover
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages [329]-360
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-360) and indexes
