Constituting Gender through Talk in Childhood: Conversations in Parent-Child, Peer, and Sibling Relationships.

Sheldon, Amy

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ERIC Number: EJ522931

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Constituting Gender through Talk in Childhood: Conversations in Parent-Child, Peer, and Sibling Relationships.

Sheldon, Amy

Research on Language and Social Interaction, v29 n1 p1-5 1996

Studied talk in early childhood contexts and the formative influences of adults' gendered language interaction. The types of discourse studied include children's conversations during pretend play construction and role play, parent and child reports of past speech, parent and child reminiscences of past events, and children's persuasive justifications and the negotiation of disagreements. (five references) (CK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Persuasive Discourse, Preschool Children, Role Playing, Sex, Socialization

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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