The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of communication between youngsters and their peers and parents. Based on the comparative analysis, typical and variable formal-content characteristics of communication were determined. Among boys and girls, the manipulative and altrocentric orientations in communication is equally common. Dialogue as a form of communication is poorly indicated in both groups. Girls are less inclined towards dialogue than young males. Young people, regardless of sex, are more tending to communicate with their peers than with their parents. Girls often turn to their parents for advice and share their secrets with them. Boys discuss work, hobbies and plans for the future with their parents. When communicating with peers, young men are prone to authoritarianism, and girls are less assertive.
Content characteristics of major Iranian newspapers : a comparative analysis of six Tehran dailies
