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Copyright of Ceská a Slovenská Psychiatrie is the property of Czech Medical Association of JE Purkyne and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Drawing on the speech act theory as well as narrative and cultural criminology, this paper aims to make a contribution regarding the functions of narratives in a street context. The concept of narrative violence is introduced and used to analyze the phenomenon of podělávání (a hardly translatable Czech word, semantically close to a hustle) that takes place in marginalized and ethnically segregated areas of the Czech Republic. Podělávání refers to a situation in which a person borrows money without the intention of paying it back. Stories are central to this endeavor, as they legitimize the loan and make the lender believe that s/he is not a victim but merely the party in a transaction that has not yet been satisfied. In reality, however, such narratives contribute to the production of both perlocutionary and illocutionary harm. The story-telling and story-listening involved in podělávání deprive the victim of money (economic capital) as well as reputation (symbolic or street capital) in the streets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]