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| Biographical reconstruction of WWII experience: an exploration of German remembrance | | Author(s) | Robin Lohmann, Gereon Heuft |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 45, no 1, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 67-83 |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; War ; Histories ; Germany. |
| Annotation | First results of the Eldermensch study indicate that German National Socialism and the historical events associated with World War II play a central role in the oral histories of older Germans. Six distinct patterns of late life cognitive appraisal of war-time experience: survival challenge (further divided into `active' and `passive' survivorship), passive benefit, opportunism, value verification, and acceptance despite hardship are presented and discussed as structural themes in the life study. These categories not only represent inter-individual differences in the appraisal of war-time experience, but often reflect contrasting patterns of personal response to the social and political circumstances of this era of German history. In addition to cohort and gender differences, divergence in locus of control orientation as well as the role of social bonding and instrumental social support are discussed. Differences revealed in the biographical interviews are further reflected in the results of standardised questionnaires. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980827239 A |
| Classmark | DB: VMC: 6A: 767 |
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