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Forms of communication: a cross-cultural comparison of older married couples in the USA and Japan
Author(s)Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Ruth Campbell, Jill Mattson
Journal titleJournal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 13, no 1, 1998
Pagespp 63-80
KeywordsCommunication ; Married couples ; Personal relationships ; Cross cultural surveys ; Japan ; United States of America.
AnnotationInterviews were conducted with 24 older couples in the United States (US) and Japan. Spouses participated in casual conversation during which they discussed their marital history. The dialogue between the spouses were examined in relation to five forms of communication: prompting, questioning, echoing, contradicting, and teasing. Results from this analysis challenge some of the stereotypes concerning Japanese and American communication patterns. Couples in both countries engaged in teasing but the purpose of these kinds of exchanges differed for the American and Japanese spouses. Findings are discussed in relation to cultural and gender differences and similarities in forms of communication between older spouses. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-981104404 A
ClassmarkU: SM: DS: 3KA: 7DT: 7T

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