What is social history of a patient

A social biography is a single, life story that is written by more than one author, and in which the collaborating authors are socially engaged. To be socially engaged, an author must feel a personal connection with the other authors.

The relationship between the authors and the subject can be direct, for example friends and family, or the authors can be socially connected through mutual interest.

An example of this is a group of people who connect in order to write a life story about Bethoven, or some other subject of common interest. There is no need or requirement for the authors to know each other personally--what is truly important is that they feel socially connected as a result of their mutual participation and interest in the life story.

As such, the story itself becomes more interesting because the social interaction among the authors naturally adjusts and tempers how each author recounts the past.

A social biography differs from a journal and