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It is a truism in psychology that self and autobiographical memory
are linked, yet we still know surprisingly little about the nature
of this relation. Scholars from multiple disciplines, including
cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and
philosophy have begun theorizing and writing about the ways in
which autobiographical memory is organized, the role that
narratives play in the development of autobiographical memory, and
the relations between autobiographical memory, narrative, and self
concept. If narratives are a critical link between memory and self,
then it becomes apparent that the roles of language and social
interaction are paramount. These are the issues addressed in this
volume. Although individual authors offer their own unique
perspectives in illuminating the nature of the link between self
and memory, the contributors share a perspective that both memory
and self are constructed through specific forms of social
interactions and/or cultural frameworks that lead to the formation
of an autobiographical narrative. Taken together, the chapters
weave a coherent story about how each of us creates a life
narrative embedded in social-cultural frameworks that define what
is appropriate to remember, how to remember it, and what it means
to be a self with an autobiographical past.
It is a truism in psychology that self and autobiographical memory
are linked, yet we still know surprisingly little about the nature
of this relation. Scholars from multiple disciplines, including
cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and
philosophy have begun theorizing and writing about the ways in
which autobiographical memory is organized, the role that
narratives play in the development of autobiographical memory, and
the relations between autobiographical memory, narrative, and self
concept. If narratives are a critical link between memory and self,
then it becomes apparent that the roles of language and social
interaction are paramount. These are the issues addressed in this
volume.
Although individual authors offer their own unique perspectives in
illuminating the nature of the link between self and memory, the
contributors share a perspective that both memory and self are
constructed through specific forms of social interactions and/or
cultural frameworks that lead to the formation of an
autobiographical narrative. Taken together, the chapters weave a
coherent story about how each of us creates a life narrative
embedded in social-cultural frameworks that define what is
appropriate to remember, how to remember it, and what it means to
be a self with an autobiographical past.
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