{"id":{"repo_id":"depaul","oai_identifier":"oai:via.library.depaul.edu:etd-1046"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/depaul/oai:via.library.depaul.edu:etd-1046","repository":{"repo_id":"depaul","name":"DePaul University","base_url":"https://via.library.depaul.edu/do/oai/"},"display":{"title":"A communicative approach to understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing","abstract":"This research focuses on understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing from a communicative perspective. The theoretical lens of relational dialectics was used to study opposing forces that exist between grandparents and parents. Through 12 semi-structured interviews with parents of children under the age of 12, parents shared experiences of intergenerational tension about child rearing. The results reveal three main dialectics of intergenerational conflict over child rearing; openness and closedness, involvement and indifference and a dominating existence of old and new. Understanding how parents manage the communicative relationships with grandparents is an integral part of parenting and contributes to maintaining a healthy relationship.","abstract_html":"This research focuses on understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing from a communicative perspective. The theoretical lens of relational dialectics was used to study opposing forces that exist between grandparents and parents. Through 12 semi-structured interviews with parents of children under the age of 12, parents shared experiences of intergenerational tension about child rearing. The results reveal three main dialectics of intergenerational conflict over child rearing; openness and closedness, involvement and indifference and a dominating existence of old and new. Understanding how parents manage the communicative relationships with grandparents is an integral part of parenting and contributes to maintaining a healthy relationship.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Upton, Lauren Marie"],"institution":null,"degree_name":null,"degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Liberal Studies","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2010,"date_issued":"2010-06-01T07:00:00Z","date_published":"2010-06-01T07:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:03:45Z","subjects":["intergenerationl conflict","dialectial theory","relational dialectics","parenting","child rearing issues"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/17","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Upton, Lauren Marie"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2010-07-20T07:00:00Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Liberal Studies"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["intergenerationl conflict","dialectial theory","relational dialectics","parenting","child rearing issues"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/17"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This research focuses on understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing from a communicative perspective. The theoretical lens of relational dialectics was used to study opposing forces that exist between grandparents and parents. Through 12 semi-structured interviews with parents of children under the age of 12, parents shared experiences of intergenerational tension about child rearing. The results reveal three main dialectics of intergenerational conflict over child rearing; openness and closedness, involvement and indifference and a dominating existence of old and new. Understanding how parents manage the communicative relationships with grandparents is an integral part of parenting and contributes to maintaining a healthy relationship."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["A communicative approach to understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:creator":["Upton, Lauren Marie"],"dc:date.available":["2010-07-20T07:00:00Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["This research focuses on understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing from a communicative perspective. The theoretical lens of relational dialectics was used to study opposing forces that exist between grandparents and parents. Through 12 semi-structured interviews with parents of children under the age of 12, parents shared experiences of intergenerational tension about child rearing. The results reveal three main dialectics of intergenerational conflict over child rearing; openness and closedness, involvement and indifference and a dominating existence of old and new. Understanding how parents manage the communicative relationships with grandparents is an integral part of parenting and contributes to maintaining a healthy relationship."],"dc:identifier":["https://via.library.depaul.edu/etd/17"],"dc:subject":["intergenerationl conflict","dialectial theory","relational dialectics","parenting","child rearing issues"],"dc:title":["A communicative approach to understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Liberal Studies"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:03:45Z"}