Responding to directives: What can children do when a parent tells them what to do?

Sociological Studies of Children and Youth

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-84

  Kent, Alexandra ^a  

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Author keywords

Authority; Children; Compliance; Conversation analysis; Directives; Family interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887029456     PISSN: 15374661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1537-4661(2012)0000015007     Document Type: Article

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