Content unchanged reissue. The engagement with the Third Reich and the associated coming to terms with the past remain pressing topics. After the generation of eyewitnesses who experienced National Socialism firsthand, and the subsequent generation that was partly involved in the protest movements of the 1960s and 70s, the third generation is now increasingly coming into focus. Important information about the Third Reich is conveyed through schools and media, but what do the grandchildren know from their own grandparents? Is the questioning different in harmonious families compared to those with conflicts? What reasons exist for the silence between generations or the omission of negative content? The author, Iris Landgraf, provides an introductory overview of the reasons and mechanisms of tabooing, as well as the influence of attachment and family climate. The themes of participation/accomplicity, resistance/deviant behavior, and the suffering of one's own grandparents and their significance in family discussions are examined, and hypotheses regarding the connection with family interaction are proposed. The book is aimed at social scientists.

Dipl.-Psychologist: Studied psychology at the University of Hamburg with a focus on social psychology, graduated in 2003.