LE3 .A278 1998

1998

MacKinnon, David
Graveline, Jean

Acadia University

Master of Education

Masters

Counselling

Education

This thesis examines the uses and meanings of metaphors in mother-daughter stories. This project both produces and shares the meanings that mothers and daughters make in and through the narratives of their relationships. This inquiry is a collaboration between myself and six female participants. The primary means of data collection were two open-ended conversations with three mothers and their respective daughters. This thesis is informed by a postmodern and feminist methodology. Therefore, there are no conclusions per se, rather, the continuation of questioning and a sense of the fragments of understanding provided by this text. Future research from a postmodern perspective is suggested. In particular, implications for counsellors within the therapeutic relationship are discussed.

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