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1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction: family talk / Shari Kendall. pt. I. Interactional dynamics: power and solidarity. Power maneuvers and connection maneuvers in family interaction / Deborah Tannen -- Talking the dog: framing pets as interactional resources in family disourse / Deborah Tannen -- "I just feel horribly embarrassed when she does that": constituting a mother's identity / Cynthia Gordon -- Finding the right balance between connection and control: a father's identity construction in conversations with his college-age daughter / Diana Marinova. pt. II. Gendered identities in dual-income families. Father as breadwinner, mother as worker: gendered positions in feminist and traditional discourses of work and family / Shari Kendall -- Gatekeeping in the family: how family members position one another as decision makers / Alexandra Johnston -- A working father: one man's talk about parenting at work / Cynthia Gordon, Deborah Tannen, Aliza Sacknovitz. pt. III. Family values and beliefs. "Al gore's our guy": linguistically constructing a family political identity / Cynthia Gordon -- Sharing common ground: the role of place reference in parent-child conversation / Philip LeVine -- Family members interacting while watching TV / Alla V. Tovaresn |
| Summary |
'Family Talk' presents a close examination of talk and its role in the day-to-day life of the American family. The text analyses an extensive body of data to identify ways in which family members create and enact their identities within the family |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Communication in families -- United States -- Case studies
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Discourse analysis -- United States
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Conflict Resolution.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Elder Abuse.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Family Relationships.
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Communication in families
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Discourse analysis
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Tannen, Deborah.
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Kendall, Shari, 1965-
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Gordon, Cynthia, 1975-
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| ISBN |
0198042817 |
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9780198042815 |
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9780195313895 |
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0195313895 |
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9780195313888 |
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0195313887 |
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1281163813 |
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9781281163813 |
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9780199871940 |
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0199871949 |
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9786611163815 |
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6611163816 |
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143560590X |
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9781435605909 |
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9780190207557 |
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0190207558 |
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