- Tytuł:
- Is Apostasy from a Family Possible? The Apostasy from an Alcoholic-Abusive Family as a Variant of (Un)Becoming a Daughter – the Case of Natalia
- Autorzy:
- Urbańska, Sylwia
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2118959.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2014-01-31
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
- Tematy:
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Apostasy
Agency of the Child
Family Studies
Status Passage
Liminality
Apostasy Narrative
Biographical Methods
Authoritarian Family
Working Class
Polska - Opis:
- An analysis of the biography of Natalia, a former resident of a Polish children’s home who, at the age of thirteen, voluntarily left her biological, dysfunctional family, aims to address a question which is fundamental, but rarely asked by the sociologists of family. Is it possible to completely quit a relation with one’s family of origin? What identity and biographical consequences does such a decision imply? This article consists of two parts. In the first, theoretical one, I argue that the process of quitting one’s family is a liminal, unstructured status passage, especially, for two categories of actors – adolescents and mothers who decide to pass taking care of children to fathers. I take into account the cultural and institutional basis of the liminal character of their experience. I also explain why, in order to comprehend those difficult instances, I propose using the metaphor of apostasy. The second, empirical part of the article, is devoted to studying the biographical and identity consequences and limitations of the process of apostasy. I analyze them on the basis of Natalia’s autobiography, which provided inspiration for those reflections.
- Źródło:
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Qualitative Sociology Review; 2014, 10, 1; 80-103
1733-8077 - Pojawia się w:
- Qualitative Sociology Review
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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