ALFRED SCHUTZ'S PHENOMENOLOGY AS A BASIS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE BIOGRAPHICAL INTERVIEW

Abstract

This essay presents the phenomenology of Alfred Schutz as a relevant theoretical foundation for studies on biographical narrative in research in psychology. Despite its little appropriation for this science, its theoretical set has great recognition in the field of social sciences. Alfred Schutz develops a theory of the social world and the processes of construction of meanings that allows an understanding of the meaning of the social world and the construction of identity. The biographical narratives refer to the reports that the subjects elaborate about their life or specific biographical situations. Narrative theories argue that such accounts form the basis on which identities are constructed. In this essay, Alfred Schutz's theory is thus presented: the concepts of the world of life, inter-subjectivity and configuration of meanings, accent of reality, articulating them with a methodological perspective of analysis of the biographical interview. It is argued that the concepts developed by Alfred Schutz are a relevant foundation for research in psychology in the field of narratives.