The Narrative Self in Autobiographical Accounts of Illness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3248034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael P Kelly (0000-0002-2029-5841, University of Greenwich), Hilary Dickinson (0000-0002-5945-1397, University of Greenwich) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 254-278 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-954x.00064 |
| OpenAlex | W2046179126 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 25 |
The paper analyzes autobiographical accounts of the experience of chronic illness and its treatment to develop a sociological theory of the self. It is suggested that 'self' is not a biologistic or psychologistic thing. Rather self is autobiographical narrative - hence the narrative self. It is argued that four elements constitute such narrative selves in autobiographical discourse: evaluative relationships between events in time; cosmology; power relationships; and conceptualisation of self as object
Autobiographical memory · Narrative network · Narrative psychology · Data Analysis and Archiving · Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,31 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2024 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |