The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science - Comparative Issues and Examples (Hardcover)

Biographical research methods have become a useful and popular tool for contemporary social scientists. This book combines an exploration of the historical and philosophical origins of this important field of qualitative research with comparative examples of the different ways that biographical methods have been successfully applied internationally. Through these many illustrative examples of socio-biography in process the authors show how formal textual analysis, whilst uncovering hidden emotional defences, can also shed light on wider historical processes of societal transformation.
Topics discussed include:
*individual and linked lives
*generational change
*political influences on memory and identity
*biographical work in reflexive societies
*narrativity and empowerment in professional practice
*ways of theorising and generalising from case-studies.
Biographical Methods in the Social Sciences promotes debate and provides opportunities for students and researchers to widen their uses of narrative research.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Prue Chamberlayne • Joanna Bornat • Tom Wengraf
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	364
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-22837-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General
LSN:	0-415-22837-9
Barcode:	9780415228374

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