A new narrative for psychology /
How can a narrative perspective 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, Brian Schiff offers researchers and scholars a new way to study and think about people a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2017].
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| Series: | Explorations in narrative psychology.
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| Summary: | How can a narrative perspective 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, 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. 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. A New Narrative for Psychology is an invitation to a fascinating conversation about the critical questions of the discipline and the most effective strategies for approaching them. It is an exciting glimpse into the future of psychology. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 266 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-252) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199332182 0199332185 9780199332199 0199332193 |