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

Bibliographic Data

ID2315411
AuthorsEsther R Greengla, Esther Greengla (0000-0001-9860-9639, York University, corresponding author), Esther R Greenglass (York University)
Year1972
Volume3
Issue2
Pages185-192
Publication date1972-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/002202217200300207
OpenAlexW2128897823
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited6

In an experiment in which 89 mother-child pairs were employed as Ss, the relationship between maternal communication and ethnicity of the mother was examined. Direct observation of maternal communication was used during 3 discussion tasks in which mother and child were required to reach a consensus. The results of a verbal analysis of maternal communication indicated that Italian immigrant mothers tended to rely on direct imperatives and requests for orientation in addressing their sons and daughters. Canadian mothers relied on more indirect forms of control, and second-generation Italian mothers were most likely to employ justifications, particularly concrete and normative appeals

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Normative · Political science · Style (visual arts · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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