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- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 American Psychological Association
- Pages
- 199 –217
- DOI
- 10.1037/10726-011
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
This chapter describes a theoretical framework of personal and social change initiated through the use of community narratives. Narrative theory and its components, including description and critical analysis of community and setting narratives, dominant cultural narratives, and personal stories are defined, and the art of storytelling in research is described. The idea of promoting personal and social change through the sharing and shaping of personal and community narratives is described, and it is argued that change cannot be accomplished alone but that it must be accomplished in collaboration between researchers and the people of concern. An example is provided in which community narratives were used to improve the sexual health of Mexican American adolescent girls at risk for HIV, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: May 9, 2005
Keywords: community narratives; setting narratives; cultural narratives; narrative ethnography; personal & social change; participatory community research; at risk Mexican American adolescent girls