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The Politics of Storytelling

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Narrative medicine requires that individuals or communities be able to tell their stories in their own way, and that these narratives be read in a sensitive manner. These persons, accordingly, must be engaged, so that the storylines they create are accessible and properly understood. In the end, as suggested throughout this book, this goal can be achieved only through dialogue.

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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

    John W. Murphy

  2. Department of Social Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH, USA

    Berkeley A. Franz

  3. Department of Sociology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA

    Jung Min Choi

  4. Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA

    Karen A. Callaghan

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Murphy, J.W., Franz, B.A., Choi, J.M., Callaghan, K.A. (2017). The Politics of Storytelling. In: Narrative Medicine and Community-Based Health Care and Planning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61857-9_7

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