Bochner posits that communication is fundamental to all family processes. Our primary interest, therefore, is in the communication processes and topics that enact parent–child relationships to see how these influence child-rearing outcomes.Ĭommunication is a process through which meanings are created in all human relationships. Thus, in this chapter, we review the literature to find out how parenting is shaped by family conversations. While the above questions drive investigations into parenting from both the sociological and psychological perspectives, our perspective in this chapter shall be communicative. We could also ask questions about how parenting is influenced by parents’ personalities and parental upbringing, or investigate the effects of lifespan development on parenting. We could focus on how parenting strategies are shaped within diverse cultural contexts. Parenting can be examined in different ways.
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