... she found, plays a pivotal role in the way sons and daughters translate family communication into either positive or negative self-images. "For women, part of their self-esteem comes from the extent to which they believe they came from a normal family, "normal' defined by how they rank their ... how they define the term. A separate team is analyzing the content of four best-selling textbooks on family communication, in order to understand better the part gender plays in shaping family studies. "Normal is a social construction," said Webb. "If you don't have extremely strange behavior goin...

• Word Count: 1756
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... California. The novel is basically divided into three sections: their time in Oklahoma, their journey to a "better" life in California, and their time while in California. It also contains "inter-chapters" that don't focus mostly on the Joads, and rather the situation at hand for all "Okies" on their way to California. The opening chapter describes the lives of farm owners ... a man before, it is agreed Tom must go far away. He is beginning to grasp the late preacher's idea that people must stick together. So he tells Ma before they part that he wants to continue the work Casy started a...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School