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Narrative as Topic and Method in Social Research
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Narrative as Topic and Method in Social Research



March 2022 | 120 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Narrative research is an increasingly popular qualitative method across the social sciences. This book has two purposes: firstly to show students and researchers how to do research on narrative topics, particularly on questions about narrative productions of meaning, and secondly to explain some fundamentals of research methods suitable for exploring these topics. A final part of the book provides empirical examples of how such research is done. These chapters use small amounts of data to examine the analytic tasks of designing research questions, finding appropriate data, sampling decisions, contextualization, data categorization, and communicating study findings. 
 
Part I: Narrative as Research Topic
 
Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Narrative for Social Research
 
Chapter 2: Empirical Questions About Narrative
 
Part II: Narrative as Research Method
 
Chapter 3: Narrative Research Foundations
 
Chapter 4: Narrative Research Practices
 
Part III: Narrative Research Practice
 
Chapter 5: The Story Character of the “Deserving Poor”
 
Chapter 6: The Story of the “American Dream”
 
Chapter 7: The Story Character of the “Dreamer”

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