Overview

How do we derive concepts from stories and then use these concepts to understand people? What would have to be added to transform story material from the journalistic or literary to the academic and theoretically enriching? Addressing these and other issues such as the interface between life as lived and the social times, distinguished contributors explore this emerging new field in this unique volume. Beginning with the philosophical framework that underlies the study of narrative, the book covers such questions as: what makes people want to preserve the stories of their past? What methods can be used to deconstruct a narrative text? Can what we learn from people's narratives of their past be used to account for their current psychological functioning? What happens if people lose their ability to narrate their story? Can people's narrative accounts tell us something about identity and its development?

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Author:   Ruthellen H. Josselson ,  Amia Lieblich
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Volume:   v. 1
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780803948136

ISBN 10:   0803948131
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   25 May 1993
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

A Narrative Introduction - Ruthellen Josselson The Story of Life - Guy A M Widdershoven Hermeneutic Perspectives on the Relation Between Narrative and Life History The Incomprehensible Catastrophe - Amos Funkenstein Memory and Narrative A Moment's Monument - Wendy J Wiener and George C Rosenwald The Psychology of Keeping a Diary Reconstruction of Life Stories - Gabriele Rosenthal Principles of Selection in Generating Stories for Narrative Biographical Interviews Looking at Change - Amia Lieblich Natasha, 21 New Immigrant From Russia to Israel Identity and Context - Jane Kroger How the Identity Statuses Choose Their Match Altered Views - Terri Apter Father's Closeness to Teenage Daughters Narratives of the Gendered Body in Popular Autobiography - Mary M Gergen and Kenneth J Gergen

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