title: Personal storytelling and the metaphor of belonging.
abstract: The author uses the idiom of autobiographical storytelling to explicate two important themes: How the complex phenomenon of 'belonging' results from the interactions of members of a nondominant group and those of a dominant group; and how the author himself has dealt with this phenomenon in his own developmental adaptation over the years. The concept of belonging is a cultural principle that should be thoroughly understood by mental health professionals if they are to deal effectively with the problem of cross-cultural adaptation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D019365:Metaphor; D014705:Verbal Behavior