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Author:   Kate de Medeiros ,  Kate De Medeiros
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.200kg
ISBN:  

9780826199379

ISBN 10:   0826199372
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Foreword Preface Part One: Theory Chapter 1: What’s in a Name? Disentangling Narrative, Discourse, Life Story and Other Related Terms Chapter 2: Narrative Gerontology: Where Have we Been? Where Are we Going? Chapter 3: Self, Story and Identity Chapter 4: Telling and Listening: What Happens When a Story is Told? Chapter 5: Life Stories and Self Stories Part Two: Conducting Narrative Research Chapter 6: Truth and Interpretation in Narrative Data Chapter 7: Power, Positioning and Ethical Considerations in Narrative Research Chapter 8: Research Interviews: An Overview Chapter 9: Making Sense of Interview Data Chapter 10: Reading, Researching and Analyzing Texts Part Three: Applying Narrative in Practice Settings Chapter 11: Listening and Being Heard Chapter 12: Writing and Reminiscence Groups from 1970s to Present Chapter 13: Facilitating Group Work with Older Adults: Some Practical Considerations Chapter 14: What Other Stories Can Be Told? Alternative Approaches and Venues Appendix One: Interview with Joe Appendix Two: Interview and Letter with Jane References

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Kate de Medeiros, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Gerontology and Scripps Fellow in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. Dr. de Medeiros is a gerontologist with research interests in the narrative construction of self in old age, genre and the life story, the meaning of generativity in later life, and understanding how """"friendship"""" is defined and experienced by people with advanced dementia.

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