Abstract
The sociology of life histories cannot ignore the findings of psychoanalysis. The two approaches complement/contradict each other in the construction of the narrative object and the multiple interpretations that can be attached to it. A case study is presented, making manifest the articulation of social determinants with the dynamics of the subject's unconscious. The biographical approach casts light naturally on the relationships between social life and the psyche of the subject. The individual is shown to be the product of a history of which he aspires to become the agent.
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