A Comparison of Maternal Communication Style Between Immigrant Italian and Second-Generation Italian Women Living in Canada.

Greenglass, Esther R.

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ERIC Number: EJ060937

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A Comparison of Maternal Communication Style Between Immigrant Italian and Second-Generation Italian Women Living in Canada

Greenglass, Esther R.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 3, 2, 185-192, Jun 72

Relationship between maternal communication with child and ethnicity of the mother was examined in a study of 89 mother-child pairs. Italian immigrant mothers tended to rely on direct imperatives and requests, Canadian mothers relied on more indirect forms of control, and second-generation Italian mothers employed justifications. (Author)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, Italian Americans, Minority Groups, Mother Attitudes, Parent Background, Parent Child Relationship

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