Merrill, Barbara. <br/><br/>
Using biographical methods in social research / 
Barbara Merrill and Linden West. 
 - xi, 211 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction: Setting the Scene --  Biographical Methods: an Introductory History --  Mapping the Contemporary Uses of Biographical Research --  Identifying Some Theoretical Issues --  Illustrating Good Practice: Case Studies --  Getting Started in Research --  Interviewing and Recording Experience --  Making Sense of Biography: Analysis --  Representing the Stories: Writing Up --  Is Biographical Research Valid and Ethical? --  On Being a Biographical Researcher. 
<br/><br/> Drawing on their sociological and psychological orientations, the authors provide an interdisciplinary approach to biographical research and offer numerous examples of it across the social sciences. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412929592 9781412929585 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Biographical methods.<br/>Sciences sociales--Histoires de vie.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.722  / M 571 
<br/><br/><label>Gov. Doc. Class. No.: </label>CRI3001