Traumatično odrastanje kćeri u patrijarhalnoj kulturi
Traumatic Upbringing Of Daughters In Patriarchal Culture

Author(s): Nermina Kravić
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Social development, Family and social welfare, Sociology of Culture, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Transkulturna Psihosocijalna Obrazovna Fondacija (TPO Foundation)
Keywords: guilt; silence; abuse; coercion;
Summary/Abstract: In cultures that suffer from a lack of dialogue and addressing the roots of certain conflicts, traumatic experiences are commonly multiplied and transmitted to the next generation. The traumatic experiences permanently mark a powerless entity and all his/her subsequent experiences imbued with the fear of the abuse or abused subject is transformed into a new abuser. Learned behavior patterns are easily transferred to the next generation daughters or sons, instead of analysis and dealing with problematic aspects of upbringing. Most effects of these abusive patterns are forming a part of identity of people exposed to violence. The theoretical work draws on feminist theory which examines the role of mothers in different historical periods, as well as their role in the childhood of every person. The aim of this paper is to point out the relationship between mothers and daughters, and their invisibility in patriarchal culture. Fathers and mothers usually punished their children by silence, causing a feeling of guilt, which represents some of mainly forms of daughters' identity. Selected texts for analysis are those that deal with family relationships in South Slavic communities.

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