Boden-Bielby1983
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Boden-Bielby1983 |
Author(s) | Deirdre Boden, Denise D. Bielby |
Title | The past as resource: a conversational analysis of elderly talk |
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Year | 1983 |
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Journal | Human Development |
Volume | 26 |
Number | 6 |
Pages | 308–319 |
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DOI | 10.1159/000272892 |
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Abstract
In this exploratory study we introduce conversation analysis as a method for locating the significance of the life story or personal narrative in the everyday lives of the elderly. To illustrate our hypotheses, we draw upon a small sample of recordings of conversations between elderly dyads and compare them with comparable data collected among young adults. We suggest that among old people there is a broad recalling of the past in the context of the present which achieves for them a shared sense of meaning; this feature of talk is far less salient among young adults.
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