Dados é uma das principais e mais longevas publicações nas ciências sociais no Brasil. Criada em 1966, divulga trabalhos inéditos e inovadores, oriundos de pesquisa acadêmica, de autores brasileiros e estrangeiros. Editada pelo IESP-UERJ, é seu objetivo conciliar o rigor científico e a excelência acadêmica com ênfase no debate público a partir da análise de questões substantivas da sociedade e da política.
Dados vol. 27 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro 1984
Resumo
ln this essay, the author draws interpretive lessons from William Faulkner's trilogy The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion, so as to forward the uses of literary and life story narratives in the study of the lives of ordinary people. Following Sartre it is assumed that this method of inquiry will reveal man as "a universal singular". From Heidegger it is argued that the interpretation of human affairs must always begin with the question of "What Kind of Human Being" is it we are studying. It must be seen that our interpretation can only be conducted from within life times and the lives of those we study. Interpretive sociology must, therefore, be grounded in the thick descriptions of the lives of ordinary people. A series of principles regarding interpretive inquiry are offered. It is concluded that the sociologist's activity "should be more than a mere record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail" (Faulkner).
Interpretando as Vidas de Pessoas Comuns: Sartre, Heidegger e Faulkner
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