Arminen2004
| Arminen2004 | |
|---|---|
| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Arminen2004 |
| Author(s) | Ilkka Arminen |
| Title | Second stories: the salience of interpersonal communication for mutual help in Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Editor(s) | |
| Tag(s) | Storytelling, EMCA, Second stories, Addiction |
| Publisher | |
| Year | 2004 |
| Language | |
| City | |
| Month | |
| Journal | Journal of Pragmatics |
| Volume | 36 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pages | 319–347 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.pragma.2003.07.001 |
| ISBN | |
| Organization | |
| Institution | |
| School | |
| Type | |
| Edition | |
| Series | |
| Howpublished | |
| Book title | |
| Chapter | |
Abstract
Second stories are stories told in a series in which later stories are designed to achieve a recognizable similarity with the first (or previous) story. This article explores therapeutic uses of second stories in meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). AA meetings are organized around a series of lengthy personal monologues. Overall, a second story is a procedure to display the speaker's analysis and understanding of the first story. In AA, second stories gain therapeutic relevance. They are the method that members use to display alignment and identification with previous speakers. Further, they are not only a procedure to engage in reciprocal revelations of personal problems, but also a means to transvaluate experiences. Systematically, second stories focus on problems related in the first stories, and then recontextualize and reinterpret these problems to provide resolutions. Thus, in mutual help second stories are a resource for empowerment.
Notes
