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No more birds and bees: A process approach to parent-child sexual communication
Communication Yearbook 38
  • Tina A. Coffelt, Iowa State University
  • Loreen N. Olson, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
5-9-2014
Abstract

In this chapter, we present conjoined models of parent-child sexual communication. These models rely on communication privacy management theory to show how sexual information is contained within individual privacy boundaries and shared when a question is asked. Information is revealed in little bits and pieces over the course of a child’s development. Privacy boundary permeability opens, and the circumference of privacy boundaries expands over time. During a specific interaction, parents and children regulate how much information they share. These models apply to parent-child relationships where sexual communication is accomplished, recognizing that many parents and children never or rarely talk about sex.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Communication Yearbook 38 on 2014, available online: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781317936831. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
Taylor and Francis
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Tina A. Coffelt and Loreen N. Olson. "No more birds and bees: A process approach to parent-child sexual communication" Communication Yearbook 38 Vol. 7 (2014) p. 207 - 240
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tina-coffelt/14/