Date Available
4-28-2016
Year of Publication
2016
Degree Name
Master of Science in Family Sciences (MSFS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Family Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Kenneth Culp III
Abstract
In an effort to determine differences between family dinners across generations, this study examined typical family dinners of participants and how they have changed across the four generations addressed. Previous qualitative research has been conducted to determine communication frames that occur during family dinners and the effect of parenting styles on family dinners, but little research connecting generational differences to family dinners has been published. Data were collected from a homogeneous sample of twenty-four women living in three counties across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. By asking open ended questions during interviews, similarities and differences between family dinners across generations were identified, and target approaches to increase the frequency of future family dinners were discussed.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2016.096
Recommended Citation
Parrett, Dayna E., "Family Dinner Across Generations: My How Times Have Changed?" (2016). Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences. 38.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/38
