Researching Life Stories: Method, Theory and Analyses in a Biographical Age

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Four life stories......Page 12
Gerry O'Toole: a design for life......Page 14
'I'd never met a vegetarian, never mind a lesbian': Colleen's life story......Page 26
The death story of David Hope......Page 37
Frank......Page 51
Doing life story research......Page 64
Approaching: methodology in life story research......Page 66
Doing: method in life story research......Page 82
Informing: epistemology in life story research......Page 108
Making sense of life stories......Page 122
Frameworks: analysis in life story research......Page 124
Findings: four analyses of life stories......Page 136
Reflexivity: reflections on analyses......Page 160
The age of biography: personal and political considerations......Page 174
Teaching: craft and ethics in researching life stories......Page 176
A/Effecting: audience and effects in researching life stories......Page 186
Applying: policy, practice and theory in life story research......Page 196
References......Page 208
Index......Page 220