Interpreting Experience : The Narrative Study of Lives

Ruthellen Josselson

ISBN 10: 0803971060 / ISBN 13: 9780803971066

Published by Sage Publications, Inc, 1995

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The focus of this book is on the role of narrative analysis in the social sciences and in increasing our understanding of human lives and experiences. Contributors address such questions as: Should in-depth interviews become occasions in which to ask for life stories so as to enhance a study of social phenomena Can a richer approach to psychological understanding be reached by studying how experience, conscious and unconscious, is organized, interpreted and reshaped throughout the life cycle How can biographical work be used to shed light on the social construction of individual lives In addition, the book covers the use of narrative analysis in career biography, in examining turning points in people's lives, in the effe.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interpreting Experience : The Narrative Study of Lives
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803971060
• ISBN 13: 9780803971066
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 222W x 145H x 19D millimeters 222 millimeters width by 145 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 487 grams

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Synopsis

How does context shape biography? How do language and relationships affect the development of people′s work lives? An international group of scholars from diverse disciplines addresses these and other issues in this volume of The Narrative Study of Lives. They explore what it means to take narrative seriously and how an empathic stance in narrative research opens out on the dialogic self. The contributors also consider questions of how participants make meaning out of their experience in the framework of available interpretive horizons. In addition, there are sections that use narrative approaches to develop a deeper understanding of loneliness and the "coming out" process in homosexuality. This volume examines the many ways in which people interpret their experience and explores conceptual avenues to make use of these understandings in the analysis of human life. Those interested in qualitative methods, evaluation, and education research will find Interpreting Experience to be an invaluable contribution.

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How does context shape biography? How do language and relationships affect the development of people's work lives? An international group of scholars from diverse disciplines address these and other issues in the latest volume of The Narrative Study of Lives. They explore what it means to take narrative seriously and how an empathic stance in narrative research opens out on the dialogic self. The contributors also consider questions of how participants make meaning out of their experience in the framework of available interpretive horizons. In addition, there are sections that use narrative approaches to develop a deeper understanding of loneliness and the "coming out" process in homosexuality. This volume examines the many ways in which people interpret their experience and explores conceptual avenues to make use of these understandings in the analysis of human life.