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The co-authored self : family stories and the construction of personal identity /

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In The Co-Authored Self, Kate McLean addresses the question of how an individual comes to develop a narrative identity by focusing on the process of interpersonal storytelling, particularly through the stories people hear, co-tell, and share of and with their families. McLean argues that narrative i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLean, Kate C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Identity (Psychology)
Storytelling > Psychological aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Table of Contents:
  • Building the narrative ecology
  • Section 1. Setting the stage : Developmental considerations
  • Theoretical approaches to identity development and the power of narrative
  • Section 2. Master narratives and personal narratives: the stories our families tell about us : Two storied paths to identity integration
  • Resisting stories
  • Section 3. Broadening the narrative ecology: another story, an other's story : Parents are people: parents' identities
  • Parents' stories: children's identities
  • Section 4. Broader contexts of storytelling: gender and peers : The gendered socialization of narrative and identity
  • Peers and family stories
  • Section 5. Conclusion : The end of the story, for now.