Communicative and Relational Dimensions of Shared Family Identity and Relational Intentions in Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Relationships: Developing a Conceptual Model for Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Research

Rittenour, Christine E.; Soliz, Jordan

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“…MIL/DIL communication is often hurtful and dissatisfying (Merrill, 2007;Rittenour & Soliz, 2009). Moreover, poor MIL/DIL relationships tend to impair DILs' marriages (Bryant, Conger, & Meehan, 2001;Wamboldt & Reiss, 1989).…”

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Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Rittenour

Kellas

2015

Communication Quarterly

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Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Rittenour

Kellas

2015

Communication Quarterly

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“…Grandparent-adult in-law relationships face particular challenges inherent in the out-group status associated with in-law relationships [10] whereas grandparent and adult child relationships in the current investigation which are not in-law relationships should benefit from their in-group status. Rittenour and Soliz [10] examined motherin-law and daughter-in-law relationships and discovered that shared family identity (e.g., pride in belonging to the family and considering the mother-in-law as part of the family) mediated the relationship between family of origin and communicative factors and relational intentions (e.g., willingness to accept the mother-in-law in the home if she was ill). Despite these reported factors, less is known about grandparents' current perspectives on which factors may be impacting their relationship with their adult child as their child becomes a parent for the first time.…”

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“…Factors shown to impact the grandparent-adult child relationship include the history of the relationship [6], the gender composition of the relationship [7], in-law status [9,10] and the grandparenting style of the grandparent [11]. Grandparent-adult in-law relationships face particular challenges inherent in the out-group status associated with in-law relationships [10] whereas grandparent and adult child relationships in the current investigation which are not in-law relationships should benefit from their in-group status. Rittenour and Soliz [10] examined motherin-law and daughter-in-law relationships and discovered that shared family identity (e.g., pride in belonging to the family and considering the mother-in-law as part of the family) mediated the relationship between family of origin and communicative factors and relational intentions (e.g., willingness to accept the mother-in-law in the home if she was ill).…”

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Grandparents’ Perspectives on Parent-Adult Child Relationships During the Transition to Grandparenthood

Munz¹

2017

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Abstract:Objective:The aim of this study on the transition to grandparenthood is to capture grandparents' perspectives on their relationship and communication with their adult children when their adult children was expecting their first child or became new parents within the past year. More specifically, the study aimed to uncover 1) Intergenerational issues identified by grandparents during the transition to grandparenthood and 2) Factors influencing grandparents' communication and relationships with their adult children during this time of family transition. Method:Participants were 19 grandparents in the U.S., 15 grandmothers and 4 grandfathers who were about to welcome the first child of one of their children (N = 8), who had welcomed the first child of one of their children in the past year (N = 10), or who had both a child who was expecting and a child who had welcomed their first child within the past year (N = 1). Qualitative data analysis was conducted on transcripts from the grandparent interviews utilizing the constant comparative technique and thematic analysis to identify categories and emergent themes. Results:Grandparent participants shared their perspectives on the intergenerational transmission of parenting practices, reflected on changes in parental roles over time, and identified communication facilitator and barriers during this time of transition. These categories and emergent themes are explicated in the results section along with supporting excerpts from grandparent interviews. Conclusion:The transition to grandparenthood impacts communication and relationships between grandparents and their adult children by shaping the content, frequency, and medium of communication. Understanding grandparents' perspectives on this time of transition adds to existing research on families focused mainly on the adult child's perspective.

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“…It is a message about appearance, gendered relations, and family relational histories. It is also a comment on the entry of strangers into families and the shifting of the primary family unit (Rittenour & Soliz 2009). While ethnicity and national culture appear to be of little interactional value in the transcript, family relationships much closer to home serve as important points of distinction.…”

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The ‘other woman’ in a mother and daughter relationship: The case of Mami Ji

Creese

Blackledge

2017

Lang. Soc.

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This article describes the range of discursive strategies in the socializing messages of a mother and daughter interaction. The analysis draws on the work of Bakhtin (1981) and Tannen (2007) to interrogate the role of a physically absent but discursively present sister-in-law, 'Mami Ji', across three speech events. Following Tannen, we show how the characterisation of the sisterin-law, Mami Ji, has chronotopic value that connects mother and daughter in the present and makes links across family histories. Through the discursive strategies of repetition, dialogue, detail, and translanguaging, 'Mami Ji' becomes an iconic benchmark of how not to speak, how not to dress, and how not to behave. Drawing on material from a linguistic ethnography approach, we present three discourse analyses from a much larger international project that also looked at classroom interaction and break-time conversations. The article contributes to the under-researched topic of the representation of sisters-in-law in discourse, theorises the chronotope in everyday conversation, and demonstrates how mother and daughter solidarity is achieved through opposition to another female family member. (Chronotope, linguistic involvement strategies, translanguaging, socialisation, sister-inlaws, mothers and daughters) I N T R O D U C T I O NMother and teenage daughter relationships are often reported as conflicted, argumentative, and confrontational-'relationship cockpits of gladiatorial combat' (Eagleton 2015:3). Much less is written about how they remain unified, connected, and sustained. Although the mother and daughter in this article face the usual minor tensions and conflicts, more apparent in their interactions is their orientation to sameness and connectedness. We present an interaction analysis of three interconnected speech events and describe how a mother and daughter create solidarity through distinguishing themselves from another woman and family member, 'Mami Ji'. The Panjabi kinship term for sister-in-law on the brother's side is Mami while Ji denotes formal respect. Mami Ji is therefore not the first name of the sister-inlaw in question, but the kinship term used throughout by mother and daughter to refer to a familial relationship.

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Communicative and Relational Dimensions of Shared Family Identity and Relational Intentions in Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Relationships: Developing a Conceptual Model for Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Research

Cited by 72 publications

References 50 publications

Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Making Sense of Hurtful Mother-in-law Messages: Applying Attribution Theory to the In-Law Triad

Grandparents’ Perspectives on Parent-Adult Child Relationships During the Transition to Grandparenthood

The ‘other woman’ in a mother and daughter relationship: The case of Mami Ji

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