{"product_id":"genealogy-psychology-and-identity-paula-nicolson-9781138998674","title":"Genealogy, Psychology and Identity: Tales from a Family Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe popularity of amateur genealogy and family history has soared in recent times. \u003ci\u003eGenealogy, Psychology and Identity \u003c\/i\u003eexplores this popular international pastime and offers reasons why it informs our sense of who we are, and our place in both contemporary culture and historical context. We will never know any of the people we discover from our histories in person, but for several reasons we recognize that their lives shaped ours. Paula Nicolson draws on her experiences tracing her own family history to show how people can connect with archival material, using documents and texts to expand their knowledge and understanding of the psychosocial experiences of their ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey approaches to identity and relationships lend clues to our own lives but also to what psychosocial factors run across generations. Attachment and abandonment, trusting, being let down, becoming independent, migration, health and money, all resonate with the psychological experiences that define the outlooks, personalities and the ways that those who came before us related to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicolson highlights the importance of genealogy in the development of identity and the therapeutic potential of family history in cultivating well-being that will be of interest to those researching their own family tree, genealogists and counsellors, as well as students and researchers in social psychology and social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Nicolson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138998672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138998674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Paula Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45476978032895,"sku":"9781138998674","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_477359e0-0a28-487d-a791-068220db0c5a.jpg?v=1715918710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/genealogy-psychology-and-identity-paula-nicolson-9781138998674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}