More recently, many researchers have shown interest in narrative theory due to the impact narrative have on individuals beliefs and attitudes.

His recent work has focused on social gerontology and the use of narrative theories in social, cultural and policy analysis.

The narrative rationality and the narrative emotion are complementary within narrative theory.

Narrative emotion is a recent trend of narrative theory:

Those who have used narrative theory within their research refer to it as a general way of looking at communication.

One example of a study that used narrative theory more directly was conducted by L.D. Smith in 1984.

Critics of Fisher's narrative theory contend mainly that it is not universally applicable as Fisher states.

However, as is the case with most new theories, narrative theory was not totally accepted by the discipline (Miller, 2005, p. 92).

It's a misconception that people believe that we only share stories with friends, according to narrative theory (Baxter, 241).

There are many reasons why one would want to study narrative theory.