A Review of Narrative Ethics

If we use stories as “equipment for living,” as tools to understand, negotiate, and make sense of situations we encounter, then a discussion of narrative ethics is a relevant, if not required, endeavor. In other words, if we learn how to think, feel, and interact with society via narratives, we also...

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Published in:	Qualitative Inquiry Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 175 - 194
Main Author:	Adams, Tony E.
Format:	Book Review Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-03-2008 Sage SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Epistemology Ethics Ethnography History, theory and methodology Methodology Narratives Social interaction Social privilege Sociology Studies ethics narrative inquiry autoethnography life research narrative privilege Ethics Autoethnography Methodology Narrative analysis
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Summary:	If we use stories as “equipment for living,” as tools to understand, negotiate, and make sense of situations we encounter, then a discussion of narrative ethics is a relevant, if not required, endeavor. In other words, if we learn how to think, feel, and interact with society via narratives, we also learn ethical ways of being with others, “correct” and “appropriate” ways that serve as foundations for many of our interactions. This latter epistemological assumption guides this study. In this article, the author synthesizes ethical themes of life research, themes of narrative privilege, media, and evaluative criteria. He then illustrates how these themes influence narrative inquiry.
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ISSN:	1077-8004 1552-7565
DOI:	10.1177/1077800407304417