Though eating and taste are central to social moral order, we know little about the mundane practices that socialize children into world of food. This study pioneers direct observation involved in socializing taste. Utilizing Bourdieu's distinction between 'the necessity' luxury/freedom ', it examines discourse prevails at dinner tables middle‐class Caucasian American Italian families. Across these families, food is depicted as nutrition, a material good, reward, pleasure. families gave high...

Starting from a view of socialization as bidirectional process, the paper contributes to field language in detailing how conversational interaction provides tools for parents and children collaboratively construe sense moral meaning social order. The illustrates both agentive participation Italian dialogue on normative behavior ways that their discursive contributions shape structure thematic content parental talk ensues. Parental responses children’s transgressions socialize them also into...

Focusing on everyday hygiene and household cleaning tasks, this study examines the socialization practices parenting strategies that foster familial cultural values such as autonomy, interdependence responsibility. Through micro-analysis of videotaped family interaction in Los Angeles Rome, article looks at actual activity trajectories to reveal ways which families organize themselves, attach different aspects activities, build diverse perspectives authoritativeness. The comparative analysis...

Objective: The dominant theoretical perspective that guides treatment evaluations in addiction assumes linearity the relationship between and outcomes, viewing behaviour change as a 'before after event'. In this study we aim to examine how direction of trajectory process from recovery is constructed personal narratives active recovering users.Design: 21 life stories individuals at different stages use were collected analysed following principles narrative analysis.Results: Personal...

Abstract In this article, we examine parenthetical uses of honesty phrases (HPs) such as to be honest and God in mundane domestic telephone calls and, for comparison, police interrogations. Parenthetical HPs express a speaker's stance on the complement which they are attached. We focus two kinds turn sequences: framing dispreferred answers question–answer (Q–A) sequences assessments. Q–A sequences, HP+complement structures offer accounts inability answer form reports intentional state (what...

Abstract Through the lens of a case study spontaneous verbal interaction five‐year‐and‐ten‐month‐old child with autism, this article offers reflection on psychological and epistemological underpinnings human communication. In particular, in analysis exchanges between autism his caregivers, we discuss formulaic talk play relation these sequential progressivity, expressions personal stance, intersubjectivity. The allows us to unearth inherent precariousness unpredictability communication how...

The past years have seen an increasing debate on cooperation and its unique human character. Philosophers psychologists proposed that cooperative activities are characterized by shared goals to which participants committed through the ability understand each other's intentions. Despite popularity, some serious issues arise with this approach cooperation. First, one may challenge assumption high-level mental processes necessary for engaging in acting cooperatively. If they are, then how do...

Play has proved to have a central role in children's development, most notably rule learning (Piaget, 1965; Sutton-Smith, 1979) and negotiation of roles goals (Garvey, 1972; Bruner et al., 1976). Yet very little research been done on early play. The present study focuses social games, i.e. vocal-kinetic play routines that mothers use interact with infants from on. We explored 3-month-old their performing routine game first the usual way, then two violated conditions: without gestures sound....

The article examines assessments of objects with which participants are currently engaged. Through the analysis evaluative activities around production a clothing item in fashion atelier, we illustrate embodied components both and their responses, argue that actions (such as embedded phases appraisal through observation manipulation) central to understanding meaning temporal unfolding assessment sequence. Furthermore, show negative mutable can function proposals, revealed by responses doing...

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effects a school-based mindfulness programme (SBMP), “Paws b”, on empathy and prosocial behaviour among children aged 7 10 years in school setting. Method This multi-informant design, randomised controlled trial compared an intervention group wait-list control group, involving 133 7- from classrooms. Outcome measures were taken at pre-intervention, post-intervention, 3-month follow-up included self-reports empathy, sharing...

In the era of global workflows and massive migrations, it has been suggested that notion home is breaking free from its material aspects to become a set exportable routines practices. On other hand, argued materiality spaces objects can support migrants' well-being in new destination. Drawing on ethnography Moroccan household Rome, Italy, we illustrate how actions pertinent favor identity development exercise agency. First, discuss squatting as collective action appropriation transformation,...

Abstract In this article, we examine U.S. and Italian parents' discourses on family time in parent‐filled weekly activity charts interviews with parents. Analysis indicates that Los Angeles, California, parents talk about sheltering isolating their nuclear from the outside world everyday routine by creating special times activities for family. contrast, Roman discourse allows spontaneous are diffused within routines merged other community members, institutions, social spaces. We argue...

The paper addresses the issue of cultural descriptions as they are perceived and used within mundane conversation. We analyze a discussion an Italian family about future formal occasion (a party) in foreign country (Austria), with participants, which shall produce typically meal. analysis shows how both resource constraint when must orient practical activity be publicly acknowledged for its typicality. Discrepancies highlighted between ordinary practices, but it is also shown culture (or...

In the present study we observed whether infants show online adjustments to mother's incipient action by looking at their sensitivity changes as pick-up unfolded. Twenty-three 3-month-old and mothers were in lab, where instructed (1) they usually did (normal pick-up), then (2) delay for 6 s after placing hands on infants' waist (delayed pick-up). both Normal Delayed conditions infant's body tension, affective displays gaze shifts coded during three phases: Approach, Contact, Lift....

Abstract Drawing on a set of workplace interaction corpora, both dyadic and multiparty, we present three narrative forms departing from the established notion storytelling. These have been called Rewindings, collaborative reconstructions yet-unknown past events; Fictions, creation imaginary scenes; Templates, condensed versions experience providing information unexpected outcomes or controversial occurrences. Without denying specificity to discourse, extend its definition here displacement...

The transition from milk to complementary food is a crucial but difficult process, requiring considerable adult sensitivity. We know little about the relationship between maternal feeding behaviors and infant willingness eat at onset of ( CF ), we even less how these patterns might vary across cultures. Thirty‐seven dyads (15 UK 22 Italy) took part in longitudinal study, during which mealtimes were video‐recorded 1 week after (Time 1) 7 months age 2). first five minutes coded for behaviors,...

Understanding and evaluating pain is a growing concern in clinical practice health care. In this article we examine how talked about 24 video-recorded visits of team medical professionals with postsurgery amputees. We identify paradox: Although it medically useful to postamputation (it can indicate problematic healing deter application prosthesis), found that there was joint preference, by both patients professionals, minimize sensations. show parties draw on turn design, sequential...

Advice about the age for introducing complementary food to infants varies across European countries. Little is known actual practice of feeding (CF) in face different advice from health professionals within Europe, nor impact ages onset CF on infant acceptance. This longitudinal study aimed explore two communities, British and Italian investigate whether influenced Forty-six mothers were interviewed before (Visit 1), one week after 2), at 7 months 3), mealtimes video-recorded Visits 2 3....