Focus on Family Historians : How Ancestor Research Affects Self-Understanding and Well-Being
Moore, Susan M
Focus on Family Historians : How Ancestor Research Affects Self-Understanding and Well-Being - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 - 1 electronic resource (156 p.)
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The articles in this Special Issue of Genealogy titled "Focus of Family Historians: How Ancestor Research Affects Self-Understanding and Well-Being" cover topics including the psychosocial motivations that impel family history research, its therapeutic and healing aspects, and the emotional outcomes of dealing with unexpected findings. Broader issues, such as the ubiquity of ancestral acknowledgement and veneration throughout history and its links with religion are also explored. Papers include scholarly interpretations of case-based material, empirical research, and interpretive literature reviews emanating from a wide range of social science disciplines.
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books978-3-0365-4150-1 9783036541495 9783036541501
10.3390/books978-3-0365-4150-1 doi
Humanities
Social interaction
family history psychology ancestry identity construction family tree war trauma attachment identity immigration forgetting emotional geography context environments homelands heritage genealogical motivation family history and identity family history and altruism family history and curiosity secular rituals post-religious sacred stories pilgrimage family ritual ceremony historical consciousness family history research family historians temporal orientation case study adoption late-discovery family secrets shock and losses historical trauma traumatic reenactment psychoanalysis infant attachment stress biology Adverse Childhood Experiences genealogy depression trauma prolonged grief disorder adverse childhood experiences alcoholic alcohol use disorder bereavement biological identity family identity DNA testing thematic analysis biogeographic ancestry n/a archaeology bereavement studies continuing bonds problematic stuff ancestors personhood
Focus on Family Historians : How Ancestor Research Affects Self-Understanding and Well-Being - Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 - 1 electronic resource (156 p.)
Open Access
The articles in this Special Issue of Genealogy titled "Focus of Family Historians: How Ancestor Research Affects Self-Understanding and Well-Being" cover topics including the psychosocial motivations that impel family history research, its therapeutic and healing aspects, and the emotional outcomes of dealing with unexpected findings. Broader issues, such as the ubiquity of ancestral acknowledgement and veneration throughout history and its links with religion are also explored. Papers include scholarly interpretations of case-based material, empirical research, and interpretive literature reviews emanating from a wide range of social science disciplines.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-0365-4150-1 9783036541495 9783036541501
10.3390/books978-3-0365-4150-1 doi
Humanities
Social interaction
family history psychology ancestry identity construction family tree war trauma attachment identity immigration forgetting emotional geography context environments homelands heritage genealogical motivation family history and identity family history and altruism family history and curiosity secular rituals post-religious sacred stories pilgrimage family ritual ceremony historical consciousness family history research family historians temporal orientation case study adoption late-discovery family secrets shock and losses historical trauma traumatic reenactment psychoanalysis infant attachment stress biology Adverse Childhood Experiences genealogy depression trauma prolonged grief disorder adverse childhood experiences alcoholic alcohol use disorder bereavement biological identity family identity DNA testing thematic analysis biogeographic ancestry n/a archaeology bereavement studies continuing bonds problematic stuff ancestors personhood