Further Readings and Resources

Suggested Biography and Life Story Research Studies

Bamberg, M. (2004). Form and functions of “slut bashing” in male identity constructions in 15-year-olds. Human Development, 47, 331–353.

This journal article provides a good example of why and how researchers conduct discourse analysis of data about life story episodes.

Nasby, W., & Read, N. (1997). The life voyage of a solo circumnavigator: Integrating theoretical and methodological perspectives. Journal of Personality, 65, 785–1068 .

This journal article provides a good example of a life story study that includes a mixed-methods approach to studying a single life. It also is one of the few case studies about a life that makes up an entire special issue of a journal.