1st Edition
Social Control and Socialization A Study of Class Differences in the Language of Maternal Control
By Jenny Cook-Gumperz
Copyright 1973
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Basil Bernstein’s theory of social control was the foundation for this pioneer study of the language mothers use to socialize their children, and how it affects their understanding of social values and social attitudes as they grow older.
Originally published in 1973, Dr Cook-Gumperz’s research was particularly important in that it made use of analytical methods which could measure numerically... Read more
Foreword by Professor Basil Bernstein. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Socialization and the Problem of Social Control. 1. The Enquiry: Perspective, Sample and Method 2. The Coding Grid: Theory and Operation 3. Social Class, Maternal and Child Control 4. Social Class, Linguistic Usage and Control 5. Patterns of Maternal and Child Control 6. Summary of Results. Appendix 1: The Coding Grid. Appendix 2: Examples of Coding and the Reliability Test. Appendix 3: Variance and Frequency Tables. Figures. Bibliography. Index.
Biography
Jenny Cook-Gumperz
