| Título: | Narratives of Schizophrenia: Constructing a Positive Identity |
| Autores: | Schneider, Barbara; University of Calgary |
| Fecha: | 2003-02-01 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication Discourse analysis; Ethnomethodology; Psychology |
| Descripción: | Abstract: This paper explores how people with schizophrenia construct positive identities in the face of the negative and stigmatizing discourse of mental illness. The author regards identity not as a fixed characteristic of individuals but rather as something actively constructed and reconstructed in communicative practice. By analyzing the narratives of people diagnosed with schizophrenia, the author shows that people with schizophrenia do not simply take up the negative meanings of schizophrenia provided by cultural discourses. Instead, they use various strategies in social interaction to construct positive identities and in doing so reinforce or reshape cultural knowledge about schizophrenia. Résumé : Cet article explore comment les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie construisent des identités positives à l'encontre de discours négatifs et stigmatisants sur les maladies mentales. Pour l'auteur, l'identité n'est pas une caractéristique fixe d'un individu; elle est plutôt quelque chose de construit et de reconstruit de manière active dans la pratique de la communication. En analysant les narrations de personnes ayant reçu un diagnostic de schizophrénie, l'auteur montre que les personnes atteintes de schizophrénie ne font pas qu'accepter les significations négatives de la schizophrénie que les discours culturels transmettent. Plutôt, dans les interactions sociales, elles ont recours à des stratégies diverses pour se construire des identités positives. Ce faisant, elles renforcent et réorganisent les connaissances culturelles sur la schizophrénie. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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