You're wearing that? : understanding mothers and daughters in conversation

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Label

You're wearing that? : understanding mothers and daughters in conversation

Title remainder

understanding mothers and daughters in conversation

Statement of responsibility

Deborah Tannen

Title variation

• You are wearing that?
• Youre wearing that?

Title variation remainder

understanding mothers and daughters in conversation

Creator

• Tannen, Deborah
• trueTannen, Deborah

Subject

• Parent and adult child
• trueParent and adult child
• trueCommunication
• trueCommunication in families
• Communication in families
• trueConversation
• Conversation analysis
• trueFamily and Relationships -- Parenting
• trueFamily relationships
• trueInterpersonal communication
• Interpersonal communication
• trueMotherhood
• Mothers and daughters
• trueMothers and daughters

Genre

• trueFamily and Relationships

Language

eng

Summary

Mothers and daughters do not speak different languages--but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the balance between closeness and independence. Both mothers and daughters want to be seen for who they are, but tend to see the other as falling short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other's power and underestimates her own. Tannen explains why a remark that would be harmless coming from anyone else can cause an explosion when it comes from your mother or your daughter. She examines every aspect of this complex dynamic, from the dark side that can shadow a woman throughout her life, to the new technologies that are transforming mother-daughter communication. Most important, she helps mothers and daughters understand each other, the key to improving their relationship.--From publisher description

Writing style

• trueAccessible

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

306.874/3

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ755.86

LC item number

.T366 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult