The Co-authored Self

Kate C. McLean, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Western Washington University. Her research centers on the development of narrative identity in adolescence and emerging adulthood, particularly as it develops in social contexts, and as it relates to individual differences in personality and adjustment.

Chapter One: Building the Narrative Ecology ; Section 1 Setting the Stage ; Chapter Two. Developmental Considerations ; Chapter Three. Theoretical Approaches to Identity Development and the Power of Narrative ; Section 2 Master Narratives and Personal Narratives: The Stories our Families Tell About Us ; Chapter Four. Two Storied Paths to Identity Integration ; Chapter Five. Resisting Stories ; Section 3 Broadening the Narrative Ecology: Another Story, An Other's Story ; Chapter Six. Parents are People: Parent's Identities ; Chapter Seven. Parents' stories: Children's Identities ; Section 4 Broader Contexts of Storytelling: Gender and Peers ; Chapter Eight. The Gendered Socialization of Narrative and Identity ; Chapter Nine. Peers and Family Stories ; Section 5 Conclusion ; Chapter Ten: The End of the Story, for now ; Appendix: Methodological Issues ; References ; About the Author ; Index