Racial Formation in the United States: From the 1960s to the 1990s (Critical Social Thought) Michael Omi Routledge, 1994 First published in 1986, Racial Formation in the United States is now considered a classic in the literature on race and ethnicity. This second edition builds upon and updates Omi and Winant's groundbreaking research. In addition to a preface to the new edition, the book provides a more detailed account of the theory of racial formation processes. It includes material on the historical ...             Identity And Story: Creating Self in Narrative (The Narrative Study of Lives)2 reviews American Psychological Association (APA), 2006 Highly recommended for its educated understanding and erudite presentation + Excellent new book edited by Dan McAdams, Ruthellen Josselson, and Amia Leiblich Knowledgeably compiled and expertly co-authored by the team of Dan P. McAdams (Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Director of the Foley Center for the Study of Lives at Northwestern University), Ruthellen Josselson (Professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem), ...             Those Pullman Blues: An Oral History of the African American Railroad Attendant (Twayne's Oral History Series)4 reviews David D. Perata Twayne Publishers, 1996 A bittersweet collection that's well worth reading + Interviews bring a bygone era to life for the reader! + True to history, an outstanding reflection on an era of time I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this book, but quickly became caught up in the stories and work experiences of these men. Many people don't know what train travel was like in the days before Amtrak and this will be an eye-opening book for them. For those of us who do recall ...             Embattled Selves: An Investigation into the Nature of Identity Through Oral Histories of Holocaust Survivors5 reviews Kenneth Jacobson Atlantic Monthly Pr, 1994 Serious and fascinating + Harrowing stories that must be told + fascinating + Who To Be Or Not To Be - THAT Is The Question + The key to the self...             Power, Intimacy, and the Life Story: Personological Inquiries into Identity2 reviews Dan P. McAdams The Guilford Press, 1988 Advances the methodology of personality trait assessment + A good starting point should never be the last word! Daniel McAdams has focused on personality assessment of the adult, using trait theory to document and describe higher levels of ego development in the normal range of individuals. His writing style is evocative and specific enough to engage the reader, whether a practicing psychologist, an ...             Listening For Our Past : A Lay Guide To African American Oral History Interviewing1 review Hasker Nelson Heritage Research Creations, 2000 Great Booklet I learned a lot from this little booklet, it could have had several more pages. I was able to get a guideline on how to construct questions to ask older family members.             Up Close and Personal: The Teaching and Learning of Narrative Research (The Narrative Study of Lives) American Psychological Association (APA), 2002 The "Narrative Study of Lives" series brings together a diverse group of scholars who, in engaging and personal voices, share their experiences in doing and teaching narrative research. In this volume, chapter authors challenge readers to think about narrative research in its own context through narrating their own struggles with the ambiguities of this approach. Reflecting on their work with ...             Turns in the Road: Narrative Studies of Lives in Transition American Psychological Association (APA), 2001 An analysis of highly personalized life narratives to try and understand the significant transitions and turning points in the human life course and to answer the simple question: How do people make meaning out of the transitions in their lives? Among the particular transitions examined are adolescent identity struggles, the move from school to work, divorce, setbacks in professional careers, the ...             Making a Life in Yorkville: Experience and Meaning in the Life-Course Narrative of an Urban Working-Class Man ... Gerald Handel Greenwood Press, 2000 Making a Life in Yorkville, based on the verbatim, unedited life-course narrative of an urban, working-class, middle-aged man, expands our understanding of the human life course beyond the currently dominant approaches. It presents a comprehensive and rounded life-course narrative of an ordinary man through a systematic analysis. By utilizing some established concepts and by formulating some new ...             Interpretive Biography (Qualitative Research Methods) Norman K. Denzin Sage Publications, Inc, 1989 Like all writing, biographies are interpretive. They require no less than organizing into text the chaos of human existence. Interpretive Biography Norman Denzin combines one of the oldest techniques in the social sciences and humanities with one of the newest. Bringing in elements of postmodernism and interpretive social science, he reexamines the biographical and autobiographical genres. The ...             Out Of The Mouths Of Slaves: African American Oral History (Black Jazz, Pizazz & Razzmatazz) Carole Marsh Gallopade International, 2002             Crossing Division Street: An Oral History of the African-American Community in Orlando1 review Benjamin D. Brotemarkle The Florida Historical Society Press, 2005 excellent book This well-written book provides an excellent overview of the history of African-Americans in Florida while including the national perspective as well. This Professor and Department Chair of Humanities/Communities/Social and Behavioral Sciences at Brevard Community College has penned a treasure ...             Narrative Inquiry: Experience and Story in Qualitative Research7 reviews D. Jean Clandinin, F. Michael Connelly Jossey-Bass Narrative inquiry + Good overview of Narrative Inquiry This a great book from a great seller. I love it. The transaction was excellent. Delivery was one time.             The Life Story Interview (Qualitative Research Methods)2 reviews Robert Atkinson Sage Publications, Inc, 1998 Informative + The Life Story Review and well-written. Highly recommended for all types of interview approaches, whether qualitative social science, journalism, or literary.             The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self3 reviews Dan P. MacAdams The Guilford Press, 1997 A Seminal Work + Identity Through Narrative Maps + Time for Dan McAdams If you want to understand narrative psychology in a developmental framework here is where to start. It is not overly technical, which is actually a bit of a drawback for those of us who would like more background and theory. But, it is an excellent intruduction to the field, very readable, and many ...             Ethnicity and Race: Making Identities in a Changing World (Sociology for a New Century Series)1 review Stephen E. Cornell, Douglas Hartmann Pine Forge Press, 1997 A thought-provoking overview of ethnicity and race Ethnicity and race are controversial topics in many respects, but understanding these concepts is an important step in the process of dealing with and confronting the issues they present. This book walks the reader through over a century of social theory on race and ethnicity, dissecting the ...             Head of the Class: An Oral History of African-American Achievement in Higher Education and Beyond (Twayne's ... Gabrielle Morris Twayne Publishers, 1995             The Person: A New Introduction to Personality Psychology3 reviews Dan P. McAdams Wiley, 2005 An insightful, interesting and comprehensive book + A life saver + Amazon Books Personality psychology is a unique subject dealing with individual differences in people, and this book does a superb job of addressing this topic. What I like most about this book is that it covers all the important and renowned theories in this field, such as Costa and McCrae's Big Five traits, ...             An Oral History of African Americans In Grant County (IN) (Voices of America) Barbara J. Stevenson Arcadia Publishing, 1999             Psychobiography and Life Narratives Dan P. McAdams Duke University Press, 1988 Psychobiography and Life Narratives explores a number of exciting new approaches to the psychological understanding of individual lives. Eleven prominent scholars in personality and social, developmental, and clinical psychology have contributed chapters presenting innovative perspectives on discerning and developing “the story of my life” that each person tells and lives by. Five ...