The Stories That Families Tell: Narrative Coherence, Narrative Interaction, and Relationship Beliefs

Fiese, Barbara H.;Grotevant, Harold D.;Sameroff, Arnold J.;Fravel, Deborah Lewis;Wamboldt, Frederick S.;Dickstein, Susan

ISBN 10: 0631224661 / ISBN 13: 9780631224662

Published by Blackwell Publishing, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A., 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Stories That Families Tell: Narrative Coherence, Narrative Interaction, and Relationship Beliefs
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631224661
• ISBN 13: 9780631224662
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Personal narratives are receiving considerable interest as reflections of important psychological processes. Less attention, however, has been paid to how narratives are constructed among family members and serve as markers of family relationship functioning that directly affect child development. This monograph describes the ways that narratives about personal experience are a central aspect of a family's attempt to make sense of their world and to share representations of relationships with their children. The narratives used in this project came from family interviews conducted with four different samples using four different interview protocols.