Narratives in Social Science Research
eBook - ePub

Narratives in Social Science Research

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Narratives in Social Science Research

About this book

Narratives in Social Science ResearchĀ introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers aĀ rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. The book provides:
  • An historical overview of the development of the narrative approach within the social sciences
  • A guide to how narrative methods can be applied in fieldwork
  • An explanation of how to incorporate a narrative approach within a research project
  • Guidelines for interpreting collected or produced narratives
  • A student-focused approach - key arguments and methods are illustrated by case-studies and lists of further reading.
Written in an accessible and engaging manner, this detailed text will be a useful resource for researchers and students taking courses in qualitative research across a variety of social disciplines.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword (David Silverman)
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. 1 The ā€˜Narrative Turn’ in Social Studies
  8. 2 How Stories Are Made
  9. 3 Collecting Stories
  10. 4 Narratives in an Interview Situation
  11. 5 Reading Narratives
  12. 6 Structural Analyses
  13. 7 Close Readings: Poststructuralism, Interruption, Deconstruction
  14. 8 Reading Social Science
  15. 9 Writing Social Science
  16. 10 Narrativizing Social Sciences
  17. Glossary
  18. References
  19. Author index
  20. Subject index