Family talk : discourse and identity in four American families / edited by Deborah Tannen, Shari Kendall, Cynthia Gordon.

Other author Tannen, Deborah.
Other author Kendall, Shari, 1965-
Other author Gordon, Cynthia, 1975-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxiv, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 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. "A 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006049548
ISBN0195313887 (alk. paper : cloth)
ISBN9780195313888 (alk. paper : cloth)
ISBN0195313895 (alk. paper : pbk)
ISBN9780195313895 (alk. paper : pbk)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ536 .F37835 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold