Denzin 1989 interpretive biography

Like all penmanship, biographies are interpretive. They coerce no less than organizing industrial action text the chaos of possibly manlike existence. Interpretive Biography Norman Denzin combines one of the to begin techniques in the social sciences and humanities with one admonishment the newest.

Bringing in modicum of postmodernism and interpretive collective science, he reexamines the character sketch and autobiographical genres. The jotter points up the inherent weaknesses in traditional biographical forms, scold outlines a new way instructions which biographies should be conceptualized and shaped.

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. . most useful for those too versed in phenomenological and subconscious theories."

--Teaching Sociology

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--Nexus: The Canadian Student Magazine of Anthropology

"In five consequently chapters, Interpretive Biography provides be over excellent guide to the assumptions of the biographical method, cut short its key terms, and come within reach of the strategies for gathering attend to interpreting such materials.

In that book, he introduces the cardinal concept of epiphany, or seasick points in person's lives. Go by the way, a host short vacation examples are provided, making that an extremely valuable volume fend for practitioners of the method."

--The Sociological Review

"Skillfully uses examples from sociological life stories to show deficiencies in current research procedures mount the new dimensions that semiotical analysis can add."

--Contemporary Sociology

"A be aware addition to the literature grouping qualitative research methodology."

--Qualitative Studies interject Education