The Invention of Fatherhood: The Therapeutic Effects of Writing a Father's Biography  

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Nijnatten, Carolus Van

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Family Journal vol. 15 no. 03 (Jul. 2007), page 244-250.
Topik: father-son relation; father’s biography; intergenerational processes
Fulltext: 244.pdf (92.19KB)

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To write a biography of one’s father is to engage in an internal dialogue in front of an audience. A successful biographical project may lead to a major step in the identity development of men, one that can lead to forgiveness and to a healing of the son’s wounds. Dialogical processes play a crucial role, resulting in changed positions of the son in relation to the father, enabling the son gradually to separate from the father and sometimes to love him in a different way. In this article the therapeutic effects of writing a “father’s biography” are investigated on the basis of some 40 such paternal biographies taken from different times and cultures.

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