THE PROBLEM OF STUDYING FAMILY IDENTITY AS COMPONENT OF SELF-CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY

Abstract

The problem of studying of family identity of personality as a part of its self-concept is opened in this article; theoretical approaches to the study of identity in psychoanalysis, cognitivism, social constructivism are analyzed. The role of family identity in structure of self-concept in its cognitive, emotionally-evaluative and behavioral components is determined. The role of family histories, family narratives as mechanisms of forming the family identity is substantiated. Prospects of studying family identity with the help of discourse analysis and narrative practices are identified.