[en] This contribution is an essay about the notion of family identity reflecting shared significant experiences within a family system originating a set of signs used in social communication within and between families. Significant experiences are considered as experiences of events that have an immediate impact on the adaptation of the family in a given socio-ecological and cultural context at a given historical time. It is assumed that family history is stored in a shared “family memory” holding both implicit and explicit knowledge and exerting an influence on the behavior of each family member. This is described as transgenerational family memory being constituted of a system of meaningful signs. The crucial dimension underlying the logic of this essay are the ideas of adaptation as well as self-reproduction of systems.
Disciplines :
Psychologie cognitive & théorique
Auteur, co-auteur :
FERRING, Dieter ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Co-auteurs externes :
no
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
The Family in us: Family history, family identity and self-reproductive adaptive behavior
Date de publication/diffusion :
2017
Titre du périodique :
Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science
ISSN :
1932-4502
eISSN :
1936-3567
Maison d'édition :
Springer, New York, Inconnu/non spécifié
Volume/Tome :
51
Pagination :
195-204
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed vérifié par ORBi
Focus Area :
Sustainable Development
Projet FnR :
FNR060211 - Intergenerational relations in Luxembourg: Solidarity, Ambivalence, Conflict?
