Category Relations, Omnirelevance, and Children's Disputes

Abstract

Purpose -This chapter explicates the categorical resources and practices used in some disputes involving two children.

Management of children’s offences in Vietnamese contexts: an analysis of children’s social competence

“…That is the rule set between the mother and Hiệp that whenever he gets lost from his mother at school, he needs to find his mother's motorbike and wait for her there. By invoking this parental rule, Hiệp portrays himself as a rule-follower, not a deviant (Hester & Hester, 2012). Also, this fact suggests that Hiệp merely views the incident as a "getting-lost" one.…”

“…The complaint sequence is continued to expand to third and fourth position following the initial replies from complainees. Offences or transgressions may also lead to a series of dispute sequences (Hester & Hester, 2012) or conflict talk (Grimshaw, 1990), where the members of society challenge each other through an adversarial stance.…”

“…For instance, some works are concerned specifically about disputes emerging as a result of an offence (cf. Hester & Hester, 2012). However, once an offence occurs, it does not necessarily lead to a dispute.…”

“…As the "rule-enforcer" (Hester & Hester, 2012), the mother shows her perseverance in imposing and determining the punishment. In order to cope with Lâm Anh's endless requests, the mother then announces she will extend the punishment.…”

“…Note that it is the child who actively invokes a parental rule and sees himself as a "rule-follower" (Hester & Hester, 2012). In the position of a victim and also a rule-enforcer, the mother displays her right in figuring out the offending situation and leading the offender to her expected orientations.…”