Abstract
This qualitative study reports a preliminary investigation of the intergenerational transmission of trauma across three generations, and across three types of trauma. Representatives of three families in which the first generation had experienced a trauma were examined. Trauma included experiencing the Holocaust, being placed in a transit camp following immigration from Morocco, and being forced to dislocate as the result of a war. The representatives of successive generations were administered qualitative, open-ended interviews regarding their life as survivors or victims, or as the second/third generation of survivors/victims. A content analysis revealed that the intergenerational transmission of three types of trauma was perpetuated across three generations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-94 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Qualitative Social Work |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Intergenerational transmission
- Three family generations
- Trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)