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Self and social functions: Individual autobiographical memory and collective narrative
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The personal functions of autobiographical memory build on the basic biological functions of memory common to most mammals that, however, do not have the kind of episodic memories that compose human autobiographical memory according to present theory. The thesis here is that personal autobiographical memory is functionally and structurally related to the use of cultural myths and social narratives, and that the relative emphasis put on the self in different cultural and social contexts influences the form and function of autobiographical memory and the need for developing a uniquely personal life narrative in those contexts. Historical and cross-cultural trends revealed in psychological and literary research are invoked to support this thesis.
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- Authors
- Nelson, K.
- Affiliations
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nelson, Katherine
- ORCID
- Nelson, Katherine
- Venue
- Memory
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 125-136
- ISSN
- 0965-8211 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0686
- OpenAlex
- W2094371906
- Cited by
- 253
- References
- 56
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- FWCI
- 9.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Memory (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Memory, History, Trauma, Identity
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Keywords
- autobiographical memory, self, collective narratives, cultural myths, social narratives, life stories, cross-cultural comparison, episodic memory
- MeSH terms
- Cross-Cultural Comparison, Culture, Biological Evolution, Humans, Individuality, Memory, Models, Psychological, Mythology, Personality Development, Self Concept, Time Factors, Narration
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