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Analyzing narrative reality / Jaber F. Gubrium, James A. Holstein.
LIBRA GN345 .G83 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gubrium, Jaber F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Methodology.
- Ethnology.
- Discourse analysis, Narrative.
- Storytelling.
- Oral tradition.
- Narration (Rhetoric).
- Participant observation.
- Written communication.
- Communication and culture.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, [2009]
- Summary:
- Analyzing Narrative Reality offers a comprehensive framework for analyzing the construction and use of stories in society, centering on the interplay of narrative work and narrative environments. Authors Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein expand the purview of narrative analysis to the broader realm of narrative practice. The range extends from the social organization of storytelling to the elements that shape the production of particular accounts.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Point of Departure xv
- Part I Narrative Reality 1
- 1 Stories in Society 3
- 2 Forms of Analysis 15
- 3 Into the Field 27
- Part II Narrative Work 39
- 4 Activation 41
- 5 Linkage 55
- 6 Composition 69
- 7 Performance 81
- 8 Collaboration 93
- 9 Control 109
- Part III Narrative Environments 123
- 10 Close Relationships 125
- 11 Local Culture 139
- 12 Status 149
- 13 Jobs 161
- 14 Organizations 173
- 15 Intertextuality 185
- Part IV Narrative Adequacy 199
- 16 What Is a Good Story? 201
- 17 Who Is a Good Storyteller? 211
- Afterword: Stories Without Borders? 225.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781412952194
- 1412952190
- OCLC:
- 190785902
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