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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLean, Kate C., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Psychology)--Psychological aspects.

Identity (Psychology).

Storytelling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

co-authored self

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 'The Co-authored Self', Kate McLean addresses the question of how an individual comes to develop an 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 details how identity development is a collaborative construction between the individual and his or her narrative ecology.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Chapter One: Building the Narrative Ecology

Section 1 Setting the Stage

Chapter Two. Developmental Considerations

Chapter Three. Theoretical Approaches to Identity Development and the Power of Narrative

Section 2 Master Narratives and Personal Narratives: The Stories our Families Tell About Us

Chapter Four. Two Storied Paths to Identity Integration

Chapter Five. Resisting Stories

Section 3 Broadening the Narrative Ecology: Another Story, An Other's Story

Chapter Six. Parents are People: Parent's Identities

Chapter Seven. Parents' stories: Children's Identities

Section 4 Broader Contexts of Storytelling: Gender and Peers

Chapter Eight. The Gendered Socialization of Narrative and Identity

Chapter Nine. Peers and Family Stories

Section 5 Conclusion

Chapter Ten: The End of the Story, for now

Appendix: Methodological Issues

References

About the Author

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 9, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-028047-6