Velvet chains : understanding maternal relationships -- The qualitative research journey : "How did I get here and where am I going?" -- Grandmothers, mothers, and adult daughters in Elkwood -- Contradictions -- Patterns of interaction : best intentions, bitter regret, resentment, and love -- Theoretical development -- Grandmothers, mothers, and adult daughters : a force to be reckoned with
Summary
A study of communication processes within the grandmother-mother-daughter relationship, this text emphasizes an intergenerational perspective. Layering; to integrate and juxtapose alternative experiences of the social world allows the reader to be situated in the world of female family members as they experience and describe their communication
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-246) and index
