Storylines: Craftartists’ Narratives of IdentityWhat do we mean when we refer to our “identity,” and how do we represent it in the stories we tell about our lives? Is “identity” a sustained private core, or does it change as circumstances and relationships shift? In this thoughtful and learned book, a recognized master of research interviewing explores these questions through analyses of in-depth interviews with five craftartists, who reflect on their lives and their efforts to sustain their form of work as committed artists in a world of mass production and standardization. |
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... concepts in the work — changed through suc- cessive stages of analysis , I added , revised , deleted , and rearranged sec- tions , continually modifying the overall structure . The interpenetration of form and content suggested in this ...
... concept of alienation via C. Wright Mills's analysis of the loss of craftsmanship in modern bureaucratic society ( Mills , 1953 ) . The aim of the proposed study , reflected in its title , " Work and identity : The lives of ...
Craftartists' Narratives of Identity Elliot G. Mishler. The concept of adult identity formation is the scaffolding of this report . Each chapter — with all of them directed to the analysis and interpretation of the interviews — focuses ...
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Contents
Studying the Lives and Work of Craftartists Identity and Narrative | 1 |
Sources and Routes Variable Pathways in Identity Formation | 21 |
Contingencies and Turning Points Discontinuities in the Life Course | 53 |
Tensions and Contradictions Revisiting Claims for Coherence in Life Stories | 83 |
Identities inas Relationships within the Family and at Work | 111 |
Narrative Studies of Identity A Forward Look | 145 |
Notes | 165 |
References | 173 |