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oapen-20.500.12657-869222024-01-15T17:35:13Z Biographical Life Course Research Nilsen, Ann Life course Biography Mixed-methods Case studies Temporality History-biography dynamic bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBK Sociology: family & relationships bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, etc 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. 2024-01-15T16:46:10Z 2024-01-15T16:46:10Z 2023 book ONIX_20240115_9783031447174_38 9783031447174 9783031447167 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86922 eng application/pdf n/a 978-3-031-44717-4.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-031-44717-4 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-031-44717-4 10.1007/978-3-031-44717-4 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 b4480316-107f-4438-b39e-a05835b2be5f 9783031447174 9783031447167 Palgrave Macmillan 178 Cham [...] open access
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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.
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