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Publication details [#27117]

Watts, Richard J. 1991. Power in family discourse. De Gruyter Mouton. vii + 299 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

family conversation | interruption | power | social status

Annotation

This volume argues that power in family discourse resides in the members' status, determined by their position in the family network structure, and that interruptive behavior is the most salient expression of this power.

Reviewed by

Heller, Monica. 1995. Review of $Power in family discourse.

Ellis, Donald G. 1994. Review of $Power in family discourse.