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Peer reviewedSigman, Stuart J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Develops a perspective for studying conversational behavior in geriatric institutions. Considers why conversation is a theoretically significant focus for communications researchers concerned with the aged and presents data from ethnographic studies of two nursing facilities. Data highlight the importance of conversational behavior for…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Interaction, Nursing Homes, Older Adults
