Interaction Styles in Minority Caregivers
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- 1 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Communication Disorders Quarterly
- Vol. 25 (3) , 119-126
Abstract
This article describes caretaker interactive and communicative behaviors in various minority cultures in the context of independent/interdependent dimensions of the social world. Attention regulation, pragmatic input, and object engagement and play exemplify how caretakers from minority cultures interact with children differently than caretakers from American and European cultures. Understanding these behaviors can assist therapists in planning language-facilitation interventions for children with language delay or impairment.Keywords
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