Narrative Structures and the Analysis of Incest
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Symbolic Interaction
- Vol. 18 (3) , 303-322
- https://doi.org/10.1525/si.1995.18.3.303
Abstract
Our approach to the past is informed by the central tenets of both the interactionist and narrative perspectives. Narrative structures are the cultural and structural contexts within which pasts are transacted. Accordingly, when narrative structures change, the storied characters of pasts are changed. We analyze incest and child abuse as a substantive site to illlustrate how the criteria of believability and proper tellings vary by context. We note that the bias of civility in the interactionist understanding of the reframing of pasts does not hold in the case of flashbacks.Keywords
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