An Analysis of Adult-Child Interaction Patterns in Three-Generational Black Families [microform] / Melvin N. Wilson and Timothy F. J. Tolson
- Bib ID:
- 5453217
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Wilson, Melvin N
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED256518
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985
- 19 p.
- Summary:
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This report describes results of contingency-table analyses conducted on four types of black families. Eight families from a sample of 30 families who had been filmed on four occasions during evening meals are discussed as case studies. Two families chosen from each cell of a 2 x 2 factorial design consisting of family structure (one versus two parents) by grandmother's domicile (living with versus living away from the family) were coded to indicate the frequency family members spoke to one another. These frequencies were used to compute conditional probabilities representing the likelihood of a particular family member's interaction. The most significant findings were (1) a homogeneous interaction pattern in which the child(ren) and the adult(s) had an equal opportunity to converse with one another; (2) a dyadic asymmetric interaction pattern in which adults talked more frequently to one another than to the child(ren); and (3) a focal asymmetric interaction pattern in which a single adult or an only child spoke first and second more often than did other family members. It was suggested that, overall, the functional relationships of adult-child interaction patterns in black families have several implications for the socialization of black children. While the generality of these results are limited due to the nature of the case study approach, they do suggest important hypotheses for further research. (Author/RH)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: NSF-PRM-8210411.
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 25-28, 1985).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Tolson, Timothy F. J, author
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