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Björninen, Samuli; Hatavara, Mari; Mäkelä, Maria – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
Many sociologists have called for analytical rigor in the study of narrative while maintaining that narrative should be viewed as a form of social action. We argue that the narratological "story-discourse" distinction together with "positioning theory" provides a theoretical basis for such rigor. In narratology,…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Social Action, Social Science Research, Politics
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Suvivuo, Pia; Tossavainen, Kerttu; Kontula, Osmo – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2009
This qualitative narrative study examined contraceptive use and non-use in light of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The purpose of this paper was to understand contraceptive use and non-use among Finnish teenage girls: why do girls use or not use contraception in a sexually motivated situation and how do the determinants of the Theory of Planned…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Contraception, Females, Self Efficacy