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Relational Communication in Intercultural Couples

Cools, Carine A.·2006·Language and Intercultural Communication
DOI 10.2167/laic253.0
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This qualitative study utilises the relational dialectics of Baxter and Montgomery (1996) to examine the relationship communication of six heterosexual intercultural couples living in Finland. In this study, I attempt to answer the following questions: what cultural issues are relevant in the couples' relationship? What intercultural relational dialectics do the intercultural couples experience in their relationship? The interviews are based on a concept map, and were recorded, transcribed, and analysed qualitatively. The findings are categorised under two headers: cultural issues and intercultural relational dialectics. The cultural issues consist of the following topics: language and communication, adapting spouse(s), friends, raising children, female–male roles, visibility, and traditions. The intercultural relational dialectics entails privilege–disadvantage, and belonging–exclusion.

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  • Intercultural couples are likely to have divergent beliefs and practices regarding parent-child relationships, parental roles, discipline and punishment, and daily routines of children.

    “Growing up in different cultural traditions, intercultural couples are likely to have divergent beliefs and practices regarding parent-child relationships, parental roles, discipline and punishment, and daily routines of children (Coll & Pachter, 2002;Cools, 2006;Jambunathan, Burts, & Pierce, 2000;Romano, 2008).”

    From Parenting Stress and Social Support among Cross-national and Traditional Families (2017) · cites this paper as Cools, 2006

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Authors
Cools, C. A.
Affiliations
University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Corresponding author
Cools, Carine A.
Venue
Language and Intercultural Communication
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2006-08-15
Volume
6
Issue
3-4
Pages
262-274
ISSN
  • 1470-8477 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-759X
DOI
10.2167/laic253.0
OpenAlex
W1965564269
Cited by
46
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Language and Intercultural Communication (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Communication Studies and Media
Keywords
intercultural couples, relationship communication, relational dialectics, language and communication, parenting, gender roles, visibility, tradition, privilege and disadvantage, belonging and exclusion, heterosexual couples

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