Biographical Life Course Research - Ann Nilsen

Biographical Life Course Research

Studying the Biography-History Dynamic

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
XI, 178 Seiten
2023 | 1st ed. 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-44716-7 (ISBN)
53,49 inkl. MwSt

This open access book explores an approach that connects individual and societal processes throughout history and shifting trends in sociological perspectives, influenced by C. Wright Mills' theories of time and temporality. It traces its origins from American pragmatist thought and Chicago qualitative sociology in the early 20th century to the revival of biographical research in European and American sociology during the 1970s. The book shows empirical studies from this vibrant research approach can bridge methodological gaps between qualitative and quantitative biographical studies, applicable to various topics like class, gender, ethnicity, and intergenerational dimensions. 

Ann Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bergen, Norway. She has been a visiting Professor at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, and University College London, UK. The biographical life course approach has been the methodological basis of her empirical research, published in books and articles. 

Chapter 1 Life Course Studies and Biographical Research: Exploring the Individual-Society Relationship.- Chapter 2 The origins of Biographical and Life Course Research.- Chapter 3 The Revival of Biographical Research in Europe and America.- Chapter 4  Time and Temporality in Biographical Life Course Research.- Chapter 5 The Future as a Topic in Biographical Life Course Approaches.- Chapter 6 Methodological and Other Controversies.- Chapter 7 Reflections.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XI, 178 p. 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 380 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Schlagworte Biography • Case Studies • History-biography dynamic • life course • Mixed-Methods • open access • temporality
ISBN-10 3-031-44716-6 / 3031447166
ISBN-13 978-3-031-44716-7 / 9783031447167
Zustand Neuware
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