Citation

Palma E, Abarca XF, Bravo D. J. Interpers. Violence 2018; ePub(ePub): 886260518819881.

Affiliation

Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260518819881

PMID

30569836

Abstract

The present study sought to identify and understand the memory transmission and entrepreneurship processes conducted by children of victims of politically motivated imprisonment and torture during Chile's civilian-military dictatorship. A qualitative methodology was adopted, with an exploratory and analytic-relational design being used. Twelve children of former political prisoners, seven men and five women, participated in the study. Focus groups were selected as a data production technique. A content analysis was conducted following Grounded Theory guidelines.

RESULTS suggest that the adult sons and daughters of survivors have taken up memory transmission and entrepreneurship based on their parents' memories of political imprisonment and torture. They engage in memory transmission and entrepreneurship by constructing exemplary memories about their parents' experiences. They transmit these memories to peers and to their own children once they reach adulthood, given the increased openness of Chilean society regarding these discussions.

Language: en

Keywords

children of former political prisoners; exemplary memory; memory entrepreneurship; memory transmission