Analyzing Narrative Reality
James A Holstein author Jaber F Gubrium author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Published:22nd Jul '08
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Analyzing Narrative Reality offers a comprehensive framework for analyzing the construction and use of stories in society. This centers on the interplay of narrative work and narrative environments, viewed as reflexively related. Topics dealing with narrative work include activation, linkage, composition, performance, collaboration, and control. Those dealing with narrative environments include close relationships, local culture, status, jobs, organizations, and intertextuality. Both the texts and everyday contexts of the storying process are considered, with accompanying guidelines for analysis and illustrations from empirical material. Methodological procedures feature interviewing, ethnographic fieldwork, and conversational and textual analysis. The conclusion raises the issue of narrative adequacy, addressing the questions of what is a good story and who is a good storyteller.
Analyzing Narrative Reality is truly multidisciplinary and should appeal to researchers working across the social and behavioral sciences and humanities, as well as to narratively focused researchers in nursing, education, allied and public health, social work, law, counseling, and management/organization studies.
A very useful text that offers a sensible approach for exploring narratives and considering how to read them in research. Have ordered for the library and am recommending to students for use with qualitative analysis on this course and also for a research project course. Will recommend for the EdD course too. -- Dr Jennifer Patterson * drupal *
This book is excellent but more theoretical than what I need for my research course. -- Dr Tara Brown * drupal *
Somewhat too theoretical for the course, but gives interesting viewpoints and some analysis too. it is not focussed on business studies enough, thus its relevance is not the best one. a good book for those student who want to understand narrativity deeper that ordinary business students. -- Dr Teppo Sintonen * drupal *
An excellent text for anyone undertaking narrative research. Recommended text for students undertaking qualitative data analysis for dissertation -- Mary Mitchell * drupal *
This book is one of the few that have a wider perspective on narration. It is not only about classical elements already known from narration analysis, it is also about social contexts and environments in which stories are told as well. It is the next step in narration research because it builds a first bridge from humanities to social sience. As statet in the titel, it combines narration with reality. -- Mr Manuel Menke * drupal *
The book will be recommended to research methods students. -- Mr Muhammad Junaid * drupal *
In the context of narrative the can be an additional reading text -- Mr Timothy Umahi * drupal *
Excellent book for qualitative researchers. -- Ms Zoe Cowie * drupal *
ISBN: 9781412952194
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 410g
272 pages