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Narratives in Social Science Research introduces students to the use of narrative methodology as a research tool. It offers a useful and rigorous framework for the application of these devices within qualitative research. This practically-orientated text provides: An historical overview of the development of the narrative approach within the social sciences. A guide to how narrative methods can be applied in fieldwork. An explanation of how to incorporate a narrative approach within a research project. Guidelines for interpreting collected or produced narratives. A student-focused approach - key arguments and methods are illustrated by case-studies and lists of further reading. Written in an accessible and engaging manner, this detailed text will be a useful resource for researchers and students taking courses in qualitative research across a variety of social disciplines.
Writing Social Science
Writing Social Science
As mentioned in Chapter 2, there are three elements to a narrative: chronicle, mimesis, and plot. As chronicle is usually not a problem in scientific writing, I will leave it aside and concentrate on mimesis and plot.1
Mimesis, or how to represent the world
In this book, the ...
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