Co-constructing “We” and “Us”
Joint talk and storytelling with cohabitating couples
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 12625741 |
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| Autores | Marnie Rogers‐de Jong (University of Calgary, autor correspondente), Marnie Rogers-de Jong (University of Calgary), Tom Strong (0000-0001-5965-0401) |
| Ano | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 368-385 |
| Data de publicação | 2014-11-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Narrative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1387-6740 • E-ISSN: 1569-9935 |
| Editora | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/ni.24.2.10jon |
| OpenAlex | W2081023573 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 16 |
Using Gubrium and Holstein’s (2009) approach to narrative analysis, I examine how couples and I co-authored and co-edited shared meanings while talking about “we-ness.” I pay particular attention to my role as researcher and how I was active in inviting these conversations. I also attend to how participants and I developed joint meanings, negotiated individual and relational identities, and managed couples’ public image through processes of collaboration and control; specifically, by indicating agreement, navigating disagreements, and passing over alternative stories. Participants observed that talking about we-ness, with one another and with me, increased their sense of closeness. Thus, orienting to moments of togetherness and discussing past, present, and future experiences as a couple had implications for their understandings of “we” and “us.” I discuss the implications of my results, inviting researchers and therapists to consider how they may be active in shaping meaning- and identity-making conversations with participants and clients
Aesthetics · Closeness · Control (management · Epistemology · Identity (music · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Meaning-making · Narrative · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
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| Altamente citado | Não |