Researching life stories : method, theory, and analyses in a biographical age / / Dan Goodley. [and others]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeFalmer, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 300/.72/2
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences - Biographical methods; Biography
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: GoodleyDan <1972->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-208) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Four life stories; Gerry O'Toole: a design for life; 'I'd never met a vegetarian, never mind a lesbian': Colleen's life story; The death story of David Hope; Frank; Doing life story research; Approaching: methodology in life story research; Doing: method in life story research; Informing: epistemology in life story research; Making sense of life stories; Frameworks: analysis in life story research; Findings: four analyses of life stories; Reflexivity: reflections on analyses; The age of biography: personal and political considerations ; Teaching: craft and ethics in researching life storiesA/Effecting: audience and effects in researching life stories; Applying: policy, practice and theory in life story research; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: It has long been argued that 'an age of biography is upon us'; certainly the life-story now has a well-recognised role as a key resource in social research. This book is the first to offer a comprehensive and practical guide to carrying out
• Titolo autorizzato: Researching life stories
• ISBN: 0-415-30689-2; 1-134-39953-7; 1-280-07718-2; 0-203-41337-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450695403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II