The stories that families tell
Subtitle: narrative coherence, narrative interaction, and relationship beliefs
By: Barbara H. Fiese ... [et al.] ; in collaboration with Kathleen Marjinsky ... [et al.] ; with commentary by Philip A. Cowan.
Contributors: Fiese, Barbara H.; Marjinsky, Kathleen.; Cowan, Philip A.
Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development -- serial no. 257, vol. 64, no. 2, 1999; Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development -- v. 64, no. 2.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Family; Child development; Children -- Family relationships
Description: "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. As a group activity, the telling of family stories may be one way that families regulate social interactions. As reflections of individual and family beliefs, family stories also may be a way that representations of relationships are passed down generations... [This study is] interested in how narratives about personal experiences could be considered a central aspect of the family's attempt to make sense of their social world and to share representation of relationships with their children."--From abstract.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Family Narrative Consortium : a multidimensional approach to narratives -- Barbara H. Fiese and Arnold J. Sameroff; title: Co-constructing a marriage : analyses of young couples' relationship narratives -- Frederick S. Wamboldt; title: Dinnertime stories : connecting family practices with relationship beliefs and child adjustment -- Barbara H. Fiese and Kathleen A.T. Marjinsky; title: Narratives of adoptive parents : perspectives from individual and couple interviews -- Harold D. Grotevant ... [et al.]; title: Maternal depression, family functioning, and child outcomes : a narrative assessment -- Susan Dickstein ... [et al.]; title: Narrative connections in the family context : summary and conclusions -- Arnold J. Sameroff and Barbara H. Fiese.