The Turn To Biographical Methods In Social Science

Author : Prue Chamberlayne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134585373
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science written by Prue Chamberlayne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical research methods have become a useful and popular tool for contemporary social scientists. This book combines an exploration of the historical and philosophical origins of this important field of qualitative research with comparative examples of the different ways that biographical methods have been successfully applied internationally. Through these many illustrative examples of socio-biography in process the authors show how formal textual analysis, whilst uncovering hidden emotional defences, can also shed light on wider historical processes of societal transformation. Topics discussed include: *individual and linked lives *generational change *political influences on memory and identity *biographical work in reflexive societies *narrativity and empowerment in professional practice *ways of theorising and generalising from case-studies. Biographical Methods in the Social Sciences promotes debate and provides opportunities for students and researchers to widen their uses of narrative research.

Author : Tom Wengraf
Publisher : Ucl PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9781857289688
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Methods in Social Science written by Tom Wengraf and published by Ucl PressLtd. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tom Wengraf
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Author : Barbara Merrill
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 141292958X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Biographical Methods in Social Research written by Barbara Merrill and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Biographical Methods in Social Research provides an informative, comprehensive, accessible and practical guide to the nature and use of biographical methods, combining a consideration of theoretical issues with practical guidance as well as reflections on the personal experience of doing research. Barbara Merrill and Linden West consider important questions about who and what research is for and what makes it valid, alongside the practical business of interviewing, transcribing, analyzing and writing up of biographical data. The authors draw on their sociological and psychological orientations to provide a truly interdisciplinary approach to the subject, and provide numerous examples of biographical research across the social sciences. This book will equip students with all the skills necessary to undertake biographical research as well as to fully understand what they are doing and the assumptions they make about the nature of truth, knowledge, story telling and being human. It will be useful for students and researchers using biographical methods in a range of disciplines, including sociology, social policy, social psychology, health care and education.

Author : Barbara Merrill
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446204480
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Biographical Methods in Social Research written by Barbara Merrill and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Biographical Methods in Social Research provides an informative, comprehensive, accessible and practical guide to the nature and use of biographical methods, combining a consideration of theoretical issues with practical guidance as well as reflections on the personal experience of doing research. Barbara Merrill and Linden West consider important questions about who and what research is for and what makes it valid, alongside the practical business of interviewing, transcribing, analyzing and writing up of biographical data. The authors draw on their sociological and psychological orientations to provide a truly interdisciplinary approach to the subject, and provide numerous examples of biographical research across the social sciences. This book will equip students with all the skills necessary to undertake biographical research as well as to fully understand what they are doing and the assumptions they make about the nature of truth, knowledge, story telling and being human. It will be useful for students and researchers using biographical methods in a range of disciplines, including sociology, social policy, social psychology, health care and education.

Author : Tom Wengraf
Publisher : Ucl PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9781857289794
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Biographical Methods in Social Science written by Tom Wengraf and published by Ucl PressLtd. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chamberlayne, Prue
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1861344929
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Methods and Professional Practice written by Chamberlayne, Prue and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2004-03-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical methods combine a focus on lifetime individual experience as a component of understanding human agency with an examination of interactions with social structures & institutions. This text provides examples of how such approaches have been applied in practice settings & in policy initiatives.

Author : Hans Renders
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315469553
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biographical Turn written by Hans Renders and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Biographical Turn showcases the latest research through which the field of biography is being explored. Fifteen leading scholars in the field present the biographical perspective as a scholarly research methodology, investigating the consequences of this bottom-up approach and illuminating its value for different disciplines. While biography has been on the rise in academia since the 1980s, this volume highlights the theoretical implications of the biographical turn that is changing the humanities. Chapters cover subjects such as gender, religion, race, new media and microhistory, presenting biography as as a research methodology suited not only for historians but also for explorations in areas including literature studies, sociology, economics and politics. By emphasizing agency, the use of primary sources and the critical analysis of context and historiography, this book demonstrates how biography can function as a scholarly methodology for a wide range of topics and fields of research. International in scope, The Biographical Turn emphasizes that the individual can have a lasting impact on the past and that lives that are now forgotten can be as important for the historical narrative as the biographies of kings and presidents. It is a valuable resource for all students of biography, history and historical theory.

Author : John Goodwin
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446275922
Total Pages : 1520 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SAGE Biographical Research written by John Goodwin and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical research may take a range of forms and may vary in its application and approach but has the unified and coherent aim to give 'voice' to individuals. The central concern of this collection is to assemble articles (from sociology, social psychology, education, health, criminology, social gerontology, epidemiology, management and organizational research) that illustrate the full range of debates, methods and techniques that can be combined under the heading 'biographical research'. Volume One: Biographical Research: Starting Points, Debates and Approaches explores the different biographical methods currently used while locating these within the history of social science methods. Volume Two: Biographical Interviews, Oral Histories and Life Narratives focuses on the more established, interview-based, biographical research methods and considers the analytical strategies used for interview-based biographical research Volume Three: Forms of Life Writing: Letters, Diaries and Auto/Biography considers the value of 'data' contained within letters, diaries and auto/biography and illustrates how this data has been analyzed to reveal biographies and their social context. Volume Four: Other Documents of Life: Photographs, Cyber Documents and Ephemera focuses on the 'other' human documents and objects, like photographs, cyber-documents (emails, blogs, social networking sites, webpages) and other ephemera (such as official documents) that are used extensively in biographical research.

Author : Marta J. Eichsteller
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 152978669X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Research Methods written by Marta J. Eichsteller and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical data provide unique insights into social life, but they also pose some significant challenges for social science researchers. This book offers a systematic, flexible guide to using biographical narrative methods in your research project. Drawing upon the authors’ own research, as well as case studies from a range of international contexts and disciplines, the book illustrates how biographical approaches can be tailored to different research questions and environments. This book will help you to: · Navigate any complexities or missteps when undertaking real-world research · Apply your analytical and research tools to your research question · Choose the right research design for your project, whether single or mixed methods · Ground your understanding within diverse real-world research examples. Clear, adaptable, and applied, this is your definitive guide to working with biographical methods.