Using Narrative in Social Research: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

This excellent book is a lucid and accessible introduction to the use of narrative methods in social research. In concrete, step-by-step terms, Jane Elliott instructs the reader on the basic methods and methodological assumptions that form the basis of narrative methods in both qualitative and quantitative research.

Elliott's book will be essential reading for students and researchers alike as she details methods of collecting data and how to subject that data to narrative analysis.