Abstract
The present paper aims at exemplifying how discourse and conversation analysis of
videotaped mother-infant interactions can be fruitfully applied in developmental
psychology research. Special emphasis is given to cultural orientations that become
evident in the organization of those interactions. For this purpose, it compares
mother-infant interactions among a farming community of Nso in the Western
Grassfields of Cameroon and a North German middle class urban community. The
focus of the paper lies on methodological questions rather than on presenting the
overall results of the study. It will therefore use empirical findings for exemplification purposes of the methodological procedures.
videotaped mother-infant interactions can be fruitfully applied in developmental
psychology research. Special emphasis is given to cultural orientations that become
evident in the organization of those interactions. For this purpose, it compares
mother-infant interactions among a farming community of Nso in the Western
Grassfields of Cameroon and a North German middle class urban community. The
focus of the paper lies on methodological questions rather than on presenting the
overall results of the study. It will therefore use empirical findings for exemplification purposes of the methodological procedures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Beyond Text: Video and other Medium Use in Qualitativ Research |
| Editors | Karin Schweizer, Tanja Schielein, Mechthild Kiegelmann, Tiberio Feliz, Gûnter L. Huber |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Volume | IX |
| Publisher | Center for Qualitative Psychology |
| Publication date | 2012 |
| Pages | 31-52 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3-9810087-4-X |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Series | Qualitative Psychology Nexus |
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