Title: Varieties of narrative analysis
Description: "Narrative research has become increasingly popular in the social sciences. While no part of the process is easy, researchers often struggle to make sense of data that can seem chaotic and without a discernable pattern. This book shows how to analyze stories, storytelling, and stories in society, bringing together a variety of approaches to both texts and narrative practice under one cover."--Publisher's website.

Narrative research has become increasingly popular in the social sciences. While no part of the enterprises is easy, researches often struggle to make sense of data that can seen chaotic and without a discernable pattern. This book shows how to analyze stories, storytelling, and stories in society, bringing together a variety of approaches to both texts and narrative practice under one cover.

Offers practical illustrations from different disciplines and perspectives, showing how researchers from various backgrounds deal with narrative data.

Provides real-life example from seasoned researchers own work, richly illustrating the analytic process with personal insights from interviews and texts.
Subjects: Narrative analysis (Research method), Discourse analysis, narrative, Narrative inquiry (Research method)