Life Stories – research notes and reflections

Authors

  • Stela Nazareth Meneghel Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Abstract

This article considers life stories and autobiographical narratives as research instruments. It explains the life story method and its possible uses in the field of public health. It includes comments and reflections based on the author’s experiences as she did research on the life stories of women, families and individuals in vulnerable situations. The author argues that the life story method, as well as the narratives, enables both the narrator and the researcher to reconstruct their experiences and to the reinterpret the meaning of what happened.

Keywords

Life Stories, Narratives, Memory, Public health, Histórias de Vida, Narativas, Memoria

Author Biography

Stela Nazareth Meneghel, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Médica sanitarista, mestre e doutora em medicina (UFRGS, 1979 e 1986), bolsista produtividade CNPq, pós-doutora em Psicologia Social (UAB, 2006), professora e pesquisadora do PPG Saúde Coletiva/UNISINOS Brasil.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenead/v0n12.414

Published

06-11-2007

How to Cite

Meneghel, S. N. (2007). Life Stories – research notes and reflections. thenea igital. evista e ensamiento investigación ocial, (12), 115–129. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenead/v0n12.414

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