dc.contributor.author | Phoenix, Cassandra | en_GB |
dc.contributor.author | Sparkes, Andrew C. | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-04-03T08:18:43Z | en_GB |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-20T17:15:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-04 | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | This article is informed by recent trends in narrative research that focus on the meaning-making actions of those involved in describing the life course. Drawing upon data generated during a series of interactive interviews with a 70-year-old physically active man named Fred, his story is presented to illustrate a strategic model of narrative activity. In particular, using the concepts of `big stories' and `small stories' as an analytical framework, we trace Fred's use of two specific identities; being fit and healthy , and being leisurely to analyse the ways that he accomplishes an ontological narrative where the plot line reads; `Life is what you make it'. The ways in which this narrative enables Fred to perform a narrative of positive self-ageing in his everyday life is illustrated. Finally, the analytical possibilities of being attentive to both big and small stories in narrative analysis are discussed. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Qualitative Research, 2009, 9 (2), 219-236 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10036/3491 | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://qrj.sagepub.com/content/9/2/219.abstract | en_GB |
dc.subject | small stories | en_GB |
dc.subject | ageing | en_GB |
dc.subject | big stories | en_GB |
dc.subject | identity construction | en_GB |
dc.title | Being Fred: Big stories, small stories and the accomplishment of a positive ageing identity | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2012-04-03T08:18:43Z | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2013-03-20T17:15:03Z | |
dc.description | This is a postprint of an article published in Qualitative Research, Volume 9 (2), 83 - 99. © 2009 copyright SAGE Publications. Qualitative Research is available online at: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals.nav | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Qualitative Research | en_GB |