Stories of (Social) Distress: Applied Narrative Analysis and Public Policy for the Homeless

VanderStaay, Steven L.

doi:10.1007/bf02091835

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“…This primary focus on the individual has increased our understanding of risk factors for homelessness and various adverse outcomes; however, it fails to capture the complex social structures that contribute to income disparity, poverty and ultimately homelessness. Even qualitative methods, which have traditionally been concerned with viewing participants in a broader context, often focus on individual experiences of deprivation (VanderStaay, 1994).…”

Section: Health Equity and The Need To Advance Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While most research on homelessness has focused on the exigencies of daily living, including mental health and substance use issues, physical illness, and mortality (see Hwang, Wilkins, Tjepkema, O'Campo, & Dunn, 2009), many researchers have stressed the importance of understanding the role of social and structural inequities, particularly as they relate to individual health and public systems of care (Shinn, 2007;Snow, Anderson & Koegel, 1994). Nevertheless, few methodologies exist to bridge and integrate these micro-and macro-level perspectives (VanderStaay, 1994). This paper begins with a brief description of the interrelated concepts of health equity, social justice, and the social determinants of health (SDoH), with a particular focus on adults experiencing homelessness.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Multiple Paths to Just Ends: Using Narrative Interviews and Timelines to Explore Health Equity and Homelessness

Patterson

Markey

Somers

2012

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Underlying the daily lives of people with experiences of homelessness and mental illness is a complex interplay of individual and structural factors that perpetuate cycles of inequity. The introduction of novel methodological combinations within qualitative research has the potential to advance knowledge regarding the experience of health equity by such individuals and to clarify the relationship between these experiences and broader structural inequities. To explore the lived experience of inequity, we present a thematic analysis of narrative interviews in conjunction with timelines from 31 adults experiencing homelessness and mental illness. Use of these methods together enabled a novel and expanded appreciation for the varied ways in which differential access to the social determinants of health influences the trajectories and experiences of inequity for people who are homeless and mentally ill. The further utility of these methods for better understanding the experience of inequity is explored and implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.

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Section: Health Equity and The Need To Advance Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multiple Paths to Just Ends: Using Narrative Interviews and Timelines to Explore Health Equity and Homelessness

Patterson

Markey

Somers

2012

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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“…Grounding their work in metaphor theory, they explore how different metaphors define the problem and lead to solutions. VanderStay (1994) employs Roe's (1992) NPA methodology to examine homelessness in Washington, DC. Using a case study approach and describing the policy problem in terms of competing narratives, VanderStay (1994) concludes that NPA illuminates policy obstacles and opportunities in policy implementation.…”

Section: Poststructuralist Narrative Approaches and Public Policymentioning

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A Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to Be Wrong?

Jones

McBeth

2010

Policy Studies Journal

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Narratives are increasingly subject to empirical study in a wide variety of disciplines. However, in public policy, narratives are thought of almost exclusively as a poststructural concept outside the realm of empirical study. In this paper, after reviewing the major literature on narratives, we argue that policy narratives can be studied using systematic empirical approaches and introduce a "Narrative Policy Framework" (NPF) for elaboration and empirical testing. The NPF defines narrative structure and narrative content. We then discuss narrative at the micro level of analysis and examine how narratives impact individual attitudes and hence aggregate public opinion. Similarly, we examine strategies for the studying of group and elite behavior using the NPF. We conclude with seven hypotheses for researchers interested in elaborating the framework.

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“…1995 ). Stories can inform social policy ( Van der Staay 1994). Stories can facilitate change in organizations ( Gabriel 1995, Yanow 1995).…”

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Story telling: is it really research?

Koch

1998

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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185

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In this paper I will suggest ways in which you may consider a story as a legitimate research product. I view the story as interpreted work communicated through writing as the research product. 'Doing' interpretive research is not an easy option in research. In this paper I will focus upon some of the complexities in creating an acceptable and accessible research product. I will cover five interrelated areas: journaling, observing, listening, writing and rigour. The term 'research product' refers to the outcome of the research process. By that I mean the dissertation, the research report or the published article. The notion of legitimacy is informed by Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics which does not show us what to do, but asks us to question what is 'going on' while researching. In this paper I ask you to consider the entire research process as a reflexive exercise which provides answers to the question: 'What is going on in methods?'. I claim that if the research product is well sign-posted, the readers will be able to travel easily through the worlds of the participants and makers of the story and decide for themselves whether the story is a legitimate research endeavour.

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Stories of (Social) Distress: Applied Narrative Analysis and Public Policy for the Homeless

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Multiple Paths to Just Ends: Using Narrative Interviews and Timelines to Explore Health Equity and Homelessness

Multiple Paths to Just Ends: Using Narrative Interviews and Timelines to Explore Health Equity and Homelessness

A Narrative Policy Framework: Clear Enough to Be Wrong?

Story telling: is it really research?

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