The “good” and the “bad” subject position in self-injury autobiographies

Utilizing published autobiographies, we explore how individuals who self-injure discursively construct their experiences of the self and self-injury. The authors construct their selves into two seemingly opposite subject positions, here named the “bad girl” and the “good girl.” For the most part, th...

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Published in:	Qualitative social work : QSW : research and practice Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 974 - 994
Main Authors:	Gunnarsson, Nina Veetnisha, Lönnberg, Mikaela
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2022 Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Autobiographical literature Autobiographies Blame construction of self Discourse Females firsthand accounts Injuries Medicalization Self destructive behavior Self injury Sentence structure Social factors Social workers subject position Work subject position construction of self Self-injury firsthand accounts autobiographies
ISSN:	1473-3250, 1741-3117, 1741-3117
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