Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences

by Catherine Kohler Riessman

Book Overview

The research literature on narrative has grown exponentially over the last 20 years. No longer the province only of literary study, the "narrative turn" has penetrated almost every human science: anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, and others. However, although insights about individual lives may be compelling, it does not mean that the "story" can "speak for itself" and still be a useful procedure. Is there a way that researchers can explain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761929983
• ISBN13: 9780761929987
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"