Traumatic Family Narratives in a Cosmopolitan World: Identity in American Third Generation Holocaust Survivors

<p>Examines what role traumatic family narratives play in identity formation of subsequent generations. Considers transmission processes of memory and history. Specifically focuses on identity of adult (age 18-40) grandchildren of Holocaust survivors in America juxtaposed with identity of adult Jewish Americans whose families were not directly impacted by the Holocaust. Original research in the form of oral history is analyzed using sociological frameworks.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in American Studies (MAST)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

American Studies

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Burton, Karen L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Catherine Lewis
• Dr. Linda Johnston

• judaism
• holocaust survivors
• family identity
• oral history
• Family, Life Course, and Society
• Jewish Studies
• Personality and Social Contexts
• Psychology
• Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies
• Race and Ethnicity
• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/etd/458

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:etd-1459