Constituting Gender Through Talk in Childhood - Conversations in Parent-child, Peer, and Sibling Relationships:a Special Issue of research on Language and Social interaction

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Volume 29, Number 1, 1996
Contents: A. Sheldon, Constituting Gender Through Talk in Childhood: Conversations in Parent-Child, Peer, and Sibling Relationships. R. Ely, J.B. Gleason, A. McCabe, "Why Didn't You Talk to Your Mommy, Honey?": Parents' and Children's Talk About Talk. E. Reese, C.A. Haden, R. Fivush, Mothers, Fathers, Daughters, Sons: Gender Differences in Autobiographical Reminiscing. A. Sheldon, "You Can Be the Baby Brother but You Aren't Born Yet": Preschool Girls' Negotiation for Power and Access in Pretend Play. G.B. DeHart, Gender and Mitigation in 4-Year-Olds' Pretend Play Talk With Siblings.

About the author

Amy Sheldon

Summary

This issue explores some of the ways gender, as a social construction, may be rooted in and contingent on conversational processes in childhood. The interconnections of language and gender are examined, exploring how children learn to use language to reflect, resist or ignore cultural norms.

Product details

• Assisted by: Amy Sheldon (Editor), Sheldon Amy (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780805899276
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-9927-6
• No. of pages: 96
• Weight: 158 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Gender studies, gender groups, Age groups: children, Age groups: adolescents, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics