Academic Abstract We articulate an intergenerational model of positive psychosocial
development that centers storytelling in an ecological framework and is motivated by an …

Drawing on survey data and oral history interviews undertaken with family historians in
Australia, England, and Canada this article will explore how family historians construct …

This important book examines the motives that drive family historians and explores whether
those who research their ancestral pedigrees have distinct personalities, demographics or …

Inherited genetic conditions are family diseases. They affect consanguineous relatives, in
lineage for several generations, and impact the family dynamics. Older generations have …

This article foregrounds the role of secrets in creating, maintaining and disrupting intimacy.
We extend sociological theorising on secrecy by demonstrating the operative role of secrets …

Keeping and telling secrets are acts of intimacy. This article explores secret-telling-friendly
methodologies, capable of encouraging individuals to share their life stories in their own …

Over the last two decades, home DNA testing has reshaped popular narratives around
identity, descent, kinship, and modes of ethnic and racial affiliation. The ability to pair oral …

Family historians frequently encounter ethical issues in the course of their research, and
many come to recognise the moral dilemmas facing them. Common dilemmas revolve …

Secrets are important for understanding interpersonal and family relationships. They give
insights into the dynamics, processes, interactions and bonds that are developed …

In this chapter we demonstrate the importance of the “historicality of families” for the
understanding of the processes and trajectories of social mobility, and the production and …