"I can't even open my mouth" : separating messages from metamessages in family talk -- "Who do you love best? : family secrets, family gossip : taking sides -- A brief interlude I : "Go ahead, treat me like a stranger" -- Fighting for love : connection and control in family arguments -- "I'm sorry, I'm not apologizing" : why women apologize more than men, and why it matters -- "She said," "He said" : gender patterns in family talk -- "You guys are living in the past" : talking with teens -- A brief interlude II : "Call me by my rightful name" -- "I'm still your mother" : mothers and adult children -- "Help me--get out of my way" : sisters and brothers forever -- In-laws and other strangers : mixing families, mixing talk -- Coda : talking families.
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