num_pages: 192
description: `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 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. The three main approaches to biographical and family history research are - Realist - focused around grounded-theory techniques of interviewing;
language: English
title: Researching Life Stories and Family Histories
titlecomplete: Researching Life Stories and Family Histories (Introducing Qualitative Methods series)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd