Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Alvarez, Wilfredo
Author's Email Address	Wilfredo1978@Yahoo.com
URN	etd-07112005-160139
Title	Interpersonal Communication Dynamics between African and Hispanic American Mothers and Daughters: College-Age Daughters' Reports of their Mothers' Communication
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Communication, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Felecia F. Jordan-Jackson Committee Co-Chair Marilyn J. Young Committee Co-Chair Davis W. Houck Committee Member
Keywords	Influence Mothers Interpersonal Communication Family Hispanic Black Daughters Self Disclosure
Date of Defense	2005-06-29
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This study is an examination of Black and Hispanic college-age women’s self-reports of their perception of the communication with their mothers and how this communication influenced them. Most of the literature reported in the review analyzes the influence that parents have on their children based on the way they convey messages and interact with them. The method used to collect the data for this study was focus group interviews. Results indicated that mothers clearly had topics that they emphasized (i.e. discussed with their daughters) and those that they did not discuss for various reasons. Topics such as academics and work ethic were frequently discussed, while sports and sex were not. Both sets of topics, those discussed the most and least appeared to have influenced the daughters. A self-disclosure scale revealed that most daughters reported medium to high self-disclosure, and being influenced in some way by their mothers.
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