Who am I? Narration and its contribution to self and identity

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-24

  Bamberg, Michael ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biography research; identity; narration; narrative practice; self; small stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951897494     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354309355852     Document Type: Article

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