Exploring young adults' perspectives on communication with aunts
| Autor: | Patricia J. Sotirin, Laura L. Ellingson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology Communication 05 social sciences Extended family 050109 social psychology Developmental psychology Nephew and niece Schema (psychology) Role model Developmental and Educational Psychology Kinship 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Young adult Thematic analysis Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Aunt |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 23:483-501 |
| ISSN: | 1460-3608 0265-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0265407506064217 |
| Popis: | Women are typically studied as daughters, sisters, mothers, or grandmothers. However, many, if not most, women are also aunts. In this study, we offer a preliminary exploration of the meaning of aunts as familial figures. We collected 70 nieces' and nephews' written accounts of their aunts. Thematic analysis of these accounts revealed nine themes, which were divided into two categories. The first category represented the role of the aunt as a teacher, role model, confidante, savvy peer, and second mother. The second category represented the practices of aunting: gifts/treats, maintaining family connections, encouragement, and nonengagement. Our analysis illuminates important aspects of aunts in family schema and kin keeping. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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