What We Talk about When We Talk about Families.

Cowan, Philip A.

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ERIC Number: EJ629980

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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What We Talk about When We Talk about Families.

Cowan, Philip A.

Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, v64 n2 p163-76 1999

Discusses aspects of the Family Narrative Consortium's multisite, multidisciplinary collaboration to study the effect of social context on family narratives. Considers the value of the study for developing a coding system for narratives that yields comparable results across research sites. Examines the measures, epistemological issues, methodological issues, and links to children's adaptation. (JPB)

Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Family Environment, Family History, Family Influence, Family Life, Family Relationship, Marital Satisfaction, Measures (Individuals), Personal Narratives, Social Influences, Statistical Analysis, Test Reliability, Theory Practice Relationship

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Serial No. 257. "The Stories that Families Tell: Narrative Coherence, Narrative Interaction, and Relationship Beliefs."