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Biographical Research

Biographical Research

Roberts, Brian
Roberts, Jay

Paperback

Series: Understanding Social Research

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ISBN10: 0335202861
ISBN13: 9780335202867
Publisher: Open Univ Pr
Published: Dec 1 2001
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.04 Depth: 9.18
Language: English
Biographical Research reflects a rapid expansion of interest in the study of lives taking place within the social sciences. Life story, oral history, narrative, autobiography, biography and other approaches are being used more and more to explain how individuals interpret experiences and social relationships. The book examines the methodological and theoretical developments associated with research on lives in sociology, oral history, ethnography, biography, and narrative analysis. The author includes numerous examples of biographical research from his own work and other studies, and addresses important areas such as the collection and interpretation of materials, uses of biographical research, oral and written accounts, the interview relationship, the construction of the story, memory, audience, and the researcher's own biography. In conclusion, it draws out common themes and emerging concerns.

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