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Narrative change, narrative stability, and structural constraint: The case of
prisoner reentry narratives
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Harding DJ
; Dobson CC
; Wyse JJ
; Morenoff JD
Am J Cult Sociol
2017[Mar]; 5
(1
): 261-304
PMID28316785
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Cultural sociologists and other social scientists have increasingly used the
concept of narrative as a theoretical tool to understand how individuals make
sense of the links between their past, present, and future, how individuals
construct social identities from cultural building blocks, and how culture shapes
social action and individual behavior. Despite its richness, we contend that the
narratives literature has yet to grapple with narrative change and stability when
structural constraints or barriers challenge personal narratives and narrative
identities. Particularly for marginalized groups, the potential incompatibility
of personal narratives with daily experiences raises questions about the capacity
of narratives to influence behavior and decision-making. In this study we draw on
prospective longitudinal data on the reentry narratives and narrative identities
of former prisoners to understand how narratives do and not change when
confronted with contradictory experiences and structural constraints. We identify
and describe the processes generating narrative change and stability among our
subjects. These findings inform a framework for studying narrative change and
stability based on four factors: the content of the narrative itself, the
structural circumstances experienced by the individual, the institutional
contexts in which the individual is embedded, and the social networks in which
the individual is embedded.