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A New Narrative for Psychology

Explorations in Narrative Psychology

By (author) Brian Schiff
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York, United States
Published: 17th Aug 2017
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 19mm
Weight: 610g
ISBN-10: 0199332185
ISBN-13: 9780199332182
Barcode No: 9780199332182
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Synopsis
How can a narrative perspective help us advance our understanding of the fundamental problems of human psychology and better appreciate persons in diverse social and cultural contexts? In A New Narrative for Psychology, author Brian Schiff offers researchers and scholars a new way to study and think about people and the goals of psychological understanding today. By providing a challenging critique of contemporary methods and addressing what these approaches to psychological research leave unexplored, Schiff presents readers with a cutting-edge approach for getting at the thorny problem of meaning making in human lives. While serving as a helpful guide for psychology scholars, this volume is also an excellent place to start for readers who might be unfamiliar with narrative psychology. Here, Schiff carefully considers the history of the field and its place within contemporary psychology by offering a fresh and innovative theoretical perspective on narrative as an active interpretative process present in most aspects of our everyday lives. Further, Schiff expertly grounds this research for readers in clear, vivid illustrations of what can be learned from the intensive study of how people narrate their experiences, selves, social relationships, and the world today. A New Narrative for Psychology is an invitation to a fascinating conversation about the critical questions of the discipline, the most effective strategies for approaching them, and an exciting glimpse into the future of narrative psychology.

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"Schiff's book has the ambitious aim to re-introduce narrative as the general theory and method for psychological research... The work's greatest strength is its vividness. By using examples of everyday life, couple stories, or a conversation between a mother and her son, Schiff involves the reader and gives him a clear understanding of his advocated manner of working. An important contribution to the debate on contemporary psychology's future." * KULT Online *