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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813808303321

Titolo

Methods of life course research : qualitative and quantitative approaches / / editors, Janet Z. Giele, Glen H. Elder, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1998

ISBN

1-5063-2044-9

1-4833-4891-1

1-322-41641-9

1-4522-5107-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 344 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

GieleJanet Zollinger

ElderGlen H., Jr.

Disciplina

300.721

Soggetti

Social sciences - Biographical methods

Life cycle, Human - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword: Crafting Life Course Studies; Preface; Part I - The Life Course Mode of Inquiry; Chapter 1 - Life Course Research: Development of a Field; Chapter 2 - A Life Course Approach: Autobiographical Notes; Chapter 3 - The Craft of Life Course Studies; Part II - Data Collection and Measurement; Chapter 4 - Data Organization and Conceptualization; Chapter 5 - Retrospective versus Prospective Measurement of Life Histories in Longitudinal Research; Chapter 6 - Finding Respondents in a Follow-Up Study

Chapter 7 - Collecting Life History Data: Experiences from the German Life History StudyPart III - Strategies for Analysis; Chapter 8 - Life Reviews and Life Stories; Chapter 9 - Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data; Chapter 10 - Innovation in the Typical Life Course; Chapter 11 - Linking History and Human Lives; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Giele and Elder introduce the life course approach, show how it developed and what it entails, consider how to collect and organise longitudinal data, and explore the analysis and interpretation of life course data.