Power plays [Elektronische Ressource] : the representation of mother-daughter disputes in contemporary plays by women ; a study in discourse analysis / vorgelegt von Alice Spitz

Power plays: The representation of mother-daughter disputesin contemporary plays by womenA study in discourse analysisDissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Philosophieder Philosophischen Fakultäten der Universität des SaarlandesVorgelegt von Alice Spitz aus SaarbrückenDekan: Herr Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Wolfgang SchweickardBerichterstatter/innen:Erstberichterstatter: Herr Univ.-Prof. Dr. Neal R. NorrickZweitberichterstatter: Herr Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erich SteinerDrittberichterstatterin: Frau Prof. Dr. Helga Kotthoff (Freiburg)Tag der letzten Prüfungsleistung: 6. Juli 20052To my mother, without whom this study wouldnot have come into being.3Some are kissing mothers and some are scoldingmothers, but it is love just the same –and most mothers kiss and scold together.(Pearl S. Buck)4 Table of Contents* Acknowledgements 6 1 Introduction 8 2 Dramatic dialogue as a data source for conflict analysis 142.1. Dramatic dialogue versus naturally occurring conversation 222.2. Data 36 3 Conceptualisations of interpersonal conflict: causes versus process 41 4 Power in (conflict) interaction 46 5 Methodology 53 6 The sequential organisation of mother-daughter disputes 896.1 Opening and progress of verbal conflicts: the crucial role of opposition 896.2 Conflict termination 1006.3 Aggravated versus mitigated disagreements 1236.3.1 Preference (for disagreement) order 1266.3.2 (Competitive) turn-taking patterns 1626.3.