Making Place

The First Birth in an Intergenerational Family Context

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4645846
AutoresMary Anne Bright (School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts, autor de correspondencia)
Año1992
Volumen2
Número1
Páginas75-98
Fecha de publicación1992-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973239200200106
OpenAlexW1987706275
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas20

Interaction among parents, grandparents, and firstborn infants was studied in three healthy families over a period of 15 months, beginning in the last trimester of pregnancy and ending on the infant's first birthday. The grounded theory research method of constant comparative analysis resulted in the identification of an evolutionary family process that reflected reorganized interpersonal patterns and expanded the three-generational intrafamilial boundaries. Making place is defined as the process occurring in a family through which a newborn individual receives recognition as a member of that family. It is an integrative process in that it facilitates the creation of new relational connections within the family as well as giving new meaning to already existing ones. The concept of making place offers a useful focus for family nursing, namely, the importance of the relational context of family health

Birth order · Developmental psychology · Firstborn · Grandparent · Grounded theory · Interpersonal communication · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Demography · Family and Disability Support Research · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Social Psychology