Narrative is a pervasive form in the social world and the analysis of people's stories of illness
and suffering has been successfully used to understand their experiences of health and …

The socially minded linguistic study of storytelling in everyday life has been rapidly
expanding. This book provides a critical engagement with this dynamic field of narrative …

" Cathy Riessman is the leading figure in narrative research and her new book is a delight.
Covering basic issues of transcription and research credibility as well as visual data and …

With its focus on critical thinking and applied learning, Doing Social Research provides a
unique approach to conducting social research. The book is organised according to the …

Catherine Riessman ow does an investigator do narrative work? A series of interpretive
decisions confront all investigators. Returning to Figure 1.1, investigators must consider how …

Offering a detailed introduction to the practice of data analysis, this book is both user-friendly
and theoretically grounded. Drawing on his extensive experience of qualitative research …

In this chapter, I begin by defining some pivotal terms and then discuss the predecessors of
contemporary narrative researchers: sociologists and anthropologists who championed the …

Catherine Kohler Riessman t is a common experience for investigators to craft interview
questions carefully only to have participants respond with lengthy accounts, long stories that …

Squire et al.(2008: 3–12) describe the development of narrative research within different
theoretical and epistemological traditions, and at different historical times. Across these …

Human communication is about exchanging information, getting things done, expressing
feelings and emotions–but it is also, crucially, about conveying to one another what kind of …