Family narratives and the development of an autobiographical self : social and cultural perspectives on autobiographical memory / Robyn Fivush.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-180) and index.

Introduction -- Autobiographical memory: theoretical foundations -- The autobiographical self: developmental foundations -- Maternal reminiscing style: the emergence of individual differences in the utobiographical self -- The developing autobiographical self: how gender matters -- Why reminiscing matters: how early parent-child reminiscing shapes cognitive outcomes -- Why reminiscing matters: how early parent-child reminiscing shapes social and emotional outcomes -- Family reminiscing -- The emergence of the life story and autobiographical voice -- Beyond the autobiographical self: the intergenerational self -- Beyond the autobiographical self: the cultural self -- The dark side of family stories -- The autobiographical self: beginnings, middles, ends, and beginnings again.