Autobiographical memory and the construction of a narrative self : developmental and cultural perspectives / edited by Robyn Fivush, Catherine A. Haden.

Introduction: autobiographical memory, narrative and self / Robyn Fivush and Catherine A. Haden. pt. 1. The development of autobiographical memory and self-understanding. Narrative and self, myth and memory: emergence of cultural self / Katherine Nelson -- Social origins of reminiscing / Elaine Reese and Kate Farrant -- Joint encoding and joint reminiscing: implications for young children's understanding and remembering of personal experiences / Catherine A. Haden. pt. 2. Cross-cultural variation in narrative environments and self-construal. Cultural variations in interdependence and autobiographical memory: lessons from Korea, China, India, and the United States / Michelle D. Leichtman, Qi Wang, and David B. Pillemer -- The socialization of autobiographical memory in children and adults: the roles of culture and gender / Harlene Hayne and Shelley MacDonald -- On the bilingual's two sets of memories / Robert W. Schrauf and David C. Rubin. pt. 3. The construction of gender and identity concepts in developmental and situational contexts. Creating gender and identity through autobiographical narratives / Robyn Fivush and Janine P. Buckner -- Telling traumatic events in adolescence: a study of master narrative positioning / Avril Thorne and Kate C. McLean -- Identity and the life story / Dan P. McAdams -- Self-making narratives / Jerome Bruner.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Divided into three parts, this volume discusses: the development of autobiographical memory and self-understanding; cross-cultural variation in narrative environments and self-construal; and the construction of gender and identity concepts in developmental and situational contexts.

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