What are Life Histories?
In their 1985 book Interpreting Life Histories Watson and Watson-Franke define life histories as "any retrospective account by the individual of his [or her] life in whole or part, in written or oral form, that has been elicited or prompted by another person"
Books about Life Histories
The following books are available as ebooks through the UCSF Library unless otherwise noted
Life history research in psychopathology by Call Number: RC454.A1 L722ISBN: 0816606374Available as a print book at the Parnassus Library
Researching life stories and family histories by Publication Date: 2012
Resources on Life Histories
- Centre for Life History and Life Writing ResearchThis website from the University of Sussex in the UK includes several helpful resources on writing life histories
- Life Histories: Interpreting the Subject Reality of African Students Studying Nursing in the UKIn this document, Sue Dyson explores the viability of using life histories as a research method.
- Using Life Histories in Social Policy Research: The case of the Third Sector/Public Sector Boundary CrossingWritten by David Lewis, from the Journal of Social Policy, this article describes the life history method, and then applies the methodology in an actual research project.
Life Histories in the Literature
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