Role taking and socialization in single-parent families

Discusses the theoretical relevance of role taking for parent-child interactions and suggests conditions for parental role taking. Considers the impact of social class and family structure and proposes that in addition to role taking in the dyadic parent-child relationship, 2 other forms of role tak...

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Published inJournal of family issues Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 267 - 288
Main Authors Tsushima, T, Gecas, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2001
Subjects
Children
Parents
Role taking
Single parent families
Socialization
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Summary:Discusses the theoretical relevance of role taking for parent-child interactions and suggests conditions for parental role taking. Considers the impact of social class and family structure and proposes that in addition to role taking in the dyadic parent-child relationship, 2 other forms of role taking are consequential for child socialization and family relations. One is specific to triadic relationships, the other to the family unit. Second-order role taking occurs when a parent elicits the perspective of the spouse in understanding the child. Third-order role taking, similar to Mead's concept of the 'generalized other' as the vantage point for role taking, occurs when a parent elicits the perspective of the family as a whole. Explores these ideas in a qualitative study of single and married parents. (Original abstract - amended)
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ISSN:0192-513X
DOI:10.1177/0192513X01022003001