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9780415306898

Researching Life Stories: Method, Theory and Analyses in a Biographical Age

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415306898

  • ISBN10:

    0415306892

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2004-06-28
  • Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

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Summary

Using four life stories as examples, the authors apply four different, practical approaches to demonstrate effective research and analysis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii
Preface ix
PART 1 Four life stories 1(52)
1 Gerry O'Toole: a design for life
3(12)
DAN GOODLEY
2 'I'd never met a vegetarian, never mind a lesbian': Colleen's life story
15(11)
REBECCA LAWTHOM WITH COLLEEN STAMFORD
3 The death story of David Hope
26(14)
MICHELE MOORE
4 Frank
40(13)
PETER CLOUGH
PART 2 Doing life story research 53(58)
5 Approaching: methodology in life story research
55(16)
6 Doing: method in life story research
71(26)
7 Informing: epistemology in life story research
97(14)
PART 3 Making sense of life stories 111(52)
8 Frameworks: analysis in life story research
113(12)
9 Findings: four analyses of life stories
125(24)
10 Reflexivity: reflections on analyses
149(14)
PART 4 The age of biography: personal and political considerations 163(34)
11 Teaching: craft and ethics in researching life stories
165(10)
12 A/Effecting: audience and effects in researching life stories
175(10)
13 Applying: policy, practice and theory in life story research
185(12)
References 197(11)
Index 208

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