Susan Moore, Doreen Rosenthal, Rebecca Robinson

The Psychology of Family History (eBook, PDF)

Exploring Our Genealogy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The book examines the motives that drive family historians and explores whether those who research their ancestral pedigrees have distinct personalities, demographics or family characteristics. It describes genealogists' experiences as they chart their family trees including their insights, dilemmas and surprising outcomes of their searches.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000196405
• Artikelnr.: 60058253

Autorenporträt

Susan Moore is a widely published developmental social psychologist whose major research interests encompass both adolescent and senior life stages. She is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swinburne University, a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and an active family historian.

Doreen Rosenthal is a developmental social psychologist. Her recent research interests include ageing, and sexual and reproductive health. Professor Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at the University of Melbourne and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and in 2003 she was made an Officer in the Order of Australia for her national and international research.

Rebecca Robinson is a computer scientist with a keen interest in theology, ethics and the role of religion in social mores. She has published several articles in prestigious computer science journals. She was awarded the Dean's Prize for Christian Thought and History at Whitley College, University of Divinity, Australia, in 2017.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Family history: assion and popularity
Chapter 2: Spiritual and religious underpinnings of genealogy
Chapter 3: Identity: who do I think I am?
Chapter 4: Biological realities: who am I genetically?
Chapter 5: Beyond the self: altruistic and intergenerational motives
Chapter 6: Family history as therapy
Chapter 7: The genealogical detective: cognitive motives for family history
research
Chapter 8: Health: what are my inherited health risks?
Chapter 9: Ethical dilemmas: what should I do now?
Chapter 10: Conclusion: family historians and their future challenges