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Narratives in Social Science Research introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a 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.

Innehållsförteckning levererad av Syndetics

• The Narrative Turn in Social Studies
• How Stories Are Made
• Collecting Stories
• Narratives in an Interview Situation
• Reading Narratives
• Structural Analyses
• Close Readings
• Poststructuralism, Interruption, Deconstruction
• Reading Social Sciences
• Writing Social Sciences
• Narrativizing Social Sciences