Researching Life Stories and Family Histories / Edition 1

by Robert Lee Miller

Overview

Specifically designed for those carrying out biographical, life history or family history research, this concise guide covers the methods and issues involved. The author demonstrates that biographical research is a distinctive way of conceptualizing social activity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761960928
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/07/1999
Series:	Introducing Qualitative Methods series , #137
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.41(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Historical Context
Collecting and Organizing Family Histories
Collecting Life Histories
Analyzing Life Histories
The Biographical Perspective

Editorial Reviews

‘A comprehensive, balanced and judicious treatment of biographical methods in social research, made all the more useful to students by its careful delineation of the practicalities involved' - Raymond M Lee, Royal Holloway, University of London

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