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biographical reinforcement: a standalone construct

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Medical sociology

the case where a chronic illness strengthens an existing identity and life course rather than disrupting it.

In medical sociology, biographical reinforcement refers to the case where a chronic illness strengthens an existing identity and life course rather than disrupting it. This meaning comes from Carricaburu (1995) in Sociology of Health & Illness.[1]

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References

Carricaburu, D., & Pierret, J. (1995). From biographical disruption to biographical reinforcement: the case of HIV‐positive men. Sociology of Health & Illness, 17(1), 65-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep10934486

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