Arthur P. Bochner (born July 1945) is an American communication scholar known for his research and teaching on intimate relationships, qualitative inquiry, narrative, and

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. He holds the rank of

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at the

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. Bochner is the former President of the

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and former Vice-President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. Among his publications are two books, two edited collections, and more than 100 book articles, chapters, and essays on communication theory, family and

interpersonal communication Interpersonal communication is an exchange of information between two or more people. It is also an area of research that seeks to understand how humans use verbal and nonverbal cues to accomplish a number of personal and relational goals. Inter ...

, love and marriage, and the philosophies and methodologies of the human sciences, especially

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and

Awards

In 2015, Coming to Narrative was honored with a "Best Book" Award by the International Congress for Qualitative Inquiry. In 2014, Bochner earned the

Ethnography Division “Best Book Award” and “Legacy Award” for distinguished lifetime achievement in ethnography.

Awards in his name

The Arthur P. Bochner Award is given annually to the top doctoral student in Communication at the University of South Florida.

Selected publications

Bochner, A. (2014). Coming to Narrative: A Personal History of Paradigm Change in the Human Sciences. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. Bochner, A., & Riggs, N. (2014). Practicing narrative inquiry. In P. Leavy (Ed.), Handbook of Qualitative Methods (pp. 195–222). New York: Oxford University Press. Bochner, A. (1997). It’s About Time: Narrative and the Divided Self. Qualitative Inquiry, 3, 418-438.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bochner, Arthur P. Living people American social scientists Communication scholars American non-fiction writers American ethnographers Positivists Scientists from Pittsburgh Syracuse University alumni Bowling Green State University alumni University of South Florida people 1945 births