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

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 344 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 300.721
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences - Biographical methods; Life cycle, Human - Research - Methodology
• Altri autori: GieleJanet Zollinger ElderGlen H., Jr.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Methods of life course research
• ISBN: 1-5063-2044-9; 1-4833-4891-1; 1-322-41641-9; 1-4522-5107-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813808303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II