The Tension Between Tradition and Modernity in the Transmission of Identity and Memory within the Family

Authors : Sema Çınar Alevli

Pages : 2492-2510

Doi:10.17494/ogusbd.1746950

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Publication Date : 2025-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This article examines the role of the family in the transmission of identity and cultural memory within the context of late modernity through a qualitative and theoretical methodology. It explores how processes such as modernization, urbanization, individualization, and digitalization have reshaped familial memory practices. Rather than assuming the family to be a stable site of cultural continuity, the paper conceptualizes it as a contested and dynamic space where memory is curated, silenced, fragmented, or reinvented. The article identifies four major tensions: the politics of forgetting, intergenerational discontinuities, performative memory roles, and the shift from collective to individualized identity. It argues for a rethinking of the family not in nostalgic terms of coherence, but as a reflective and ethical space for memory and identity-making in fragmented, plural modern societies.
Keywords : Aile, Kültürel Bellek, Kimlik Aktarımı, Unutma

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