Collective memory and autobiographical memory
Similar but not the same
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12905554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Schuman (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Amy Corning (0009-0005-1627-0659, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 146-160 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Memory Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6980 • E-ISSN: 1750-6999 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1750698013508196 |
| OpenAlex | W2107417247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 30 |
Sociologists and psychologists have independently identified the same general period in individual development for the formation of many memories. Yet the cross-disciplinary similarity is rarely recognized, because most psychologists study autobiographical memories of personal events, while sociologists focus on collective memories of national and world events. We examine autobiographical and collective memories together within a large national cross-section survey of Americans. Both types of memory are located primarily in the same broad period, identified here as ages 5–30 years. However, within that period, autobiographical personal memories as measured by cue-word associations typically refer to earlier ages, while collective memories assessed with a standard open-ended question typically refer to somewhat later ages. Other types of questions yield still other memory content and ages. Reconceptualizing the reminiscence bump or critical period reconciles these diverse results
Aesthetics · Autobiographical memory · Childhood amnesia · Childhood memory · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Collective memory · Episodic memory · Period (music · Recall · Reminiscence · Similarity (geometry · Computer Science · Data Analysis and Archiving · History · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |