Exploring the Narrative and Family Identity Constructions of Adult Children with Visible Disabilities
Description:
Using communicated narrative sense-making model and discourse-dependence, the present study examined the retrospective narratives parents told their adult children with visible disabilities in order for them to make sense of their disabilities in their families and to build personal identity. Eleven participants ages 18 to 30 with visible disabilities participated in the study and told retrospective narratives while also relying on internal boundary management strategies to communicate in the f…
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Date:
May 2022
Creator:
Lyssy, Kendal
Partner:
UNT Libraries