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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800055203321

Autore

Miller-Day Michelle A

Titolo

Communication among grandmothers, mothers, and adult daughters [[electronic resource] ] : a qualitative study of maternal relationships / / Michelle A. Miller-Day

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004

ISBN

1-135-64332-6

1-282-32266-4

9786612322662

1-4106-1212-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

LEA's series on personal relationships

Disciplina

306.874

Soggetti

Parent and adult child

Mothers and daughters

Intergenerational relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I: Setting the Scene; II: The Action; III: The Denouement; Epilogue; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines communication processes within the grandmother-mother-daughter relationship, emphasizing an intergenerational perspective. Using observations of and extensive interviews with six sets of middle-income, Caucasian female family members, this book offers a heuristic account of intergenerational mother-daughter relational communication.Author Michelle Miller-Day integrates and juxtaposes alternative experiences of social interaction, situating readers in the world of grandmothers, mothers, adult daughters, and granddaughters as they experience, describe, and analyze th