Genealogy, Psychology and Identity

Genealogy, Psychology and Identity explores this popular international pastime and offers reasons why it informs our sense of who we are, and our place in both contemporary culture and historical context.

Paula Nicolson is author of several successful books on women's psychology, health and gender-power relations. Paula retired from her full time academic post as professor and former head of department at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK in 2011. She continues to write, lecture and consult to individuals and organizations while developing as a playwright.

Introduction Part 1: Developing ContextsChapter 1.Tales from a Family Tree - who do you think you really are? 2. Methodologies - Formal, Practical and Serendipitous Part 2: Psychological and Historical Processes 3. Pain and Loss across the years 4. Gender and Power in Family Systems 5. Immigration, Migration and Identity 6. Unhappiness, Denial and Self Destruction 7. Health, Wealth and Identity 8. Settlement of the Narrative: What do I tell my grandchildren?