He-Said-She-Said: Talk as Social Organization among Black Children

Acknowledgments 1 Talk as Social Action 2 Fieldwork Section 1 The Neighborhood and Children's Groups 3 The Maple Street Children's Group and Their Neighborhood Section 2 Directive/Response Sequences and Social Organization 4 Research on Directives 5 Man, don't come down in here where I am Directive Use in a Boy's Task Activity 6 Task Activity and Pretend Play amoung Girls Section 3 Disputes and Gossip 7 Building Opposition in Children's Argument...