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Effect of Multigenerational Family and Social Systems on Meaning-Making by Victoria Panagotacos (Paperback, 2010)

This book explores 1) the history of motherhood from mythology through development of Western religions. 2) the acceptable social meaning of motherhood vs. actual meaning of the average rural wife/mother, and 3) the psychological implications of untimely death on future generation's fertility. The hypothesis: negative meaning of motherhood developed as a result of premature death, secondary loss, and unresolved grief; such meaning was further impacted by the social systems of the time, i.e., religious, economic, educational, legal and political; and ultimately affected the author's fertility and inability to carry a pregnancy full-term. The study concludes that the evolving negative family meaning of motherhood tacitly influenced four failed pregnancies, and validates Bowen's perspective that the level of human reactivity is a product of evolutionary development, endless struggles of individuals to survive and mate, and experiences within extended family that are then transmitted through a family projection process (M. Kerr, 1988).

Book Title
Effect of Multigenerational Family and Social Systems on Meaning-Making
Author
Victoria Panagotacos
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
152 Pages

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