Identity, Attachment and Resilience: Exploring Three Generations of a Polish Family

This book examines psychological issues around trauma, stress, and resilience using qualitative and case-study methods to illustrate key scientific concepts through real-life scenarios. The author uses her own family history across three generations to examine issues of trauma and resilience as evidenced by individuals living through times of political conflict and instability. By exploring these topics in this way, this book provides new messages about identity, belonging, cultural minority status, family ties and group resilience. This is a unique account that will appeal to students of psychology, history, and other social sciences, researchers, and general readers.