Polish families - A narrative approach

This article describes why the author came to use a narrative approach in r esearch with Polish people. The author looks at the problems in defining Po lish families given that defining both Polish and family is not straightfor ward. A narrative approach enables a researcher to evaluate such complex ca tegorizations and the links between them. At its heat, such an approach inv olves more than a content analysis of an interview. It entails a focus on t he structure of an account and its purpose as much as on its contents to ex amine the context in which it is given.