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Book SynopsisWhat are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the appropriate research design; the collection of life-history data; and the search for meaningful patterns to be found in the results.
Table of ContentsForeword - Anne Colby Crafting Life Course Studies PART ONE: THE LIFE COURSE MODE OF INQUIRY Life Course Research - Janet Z Giele and Glen H Elder Jr Development of a Field A Life Course Approach - Matilda White Riley Autobiographical Notes The Craft of Life Course Studies - Angela M O′Rand PART TWO: DATA COLLECTION AND MEASUREMENT Data Organization and Conceptualization - Nancy Karweit and David Kertzer Retrospective vs Prospective Measurement of Life Histories in Longitudinal Research - Jacqueline Scott and Duane Alwin Finding Respondents in a Follow-Up Study - Donna Dempster-McClain and Phyllis Moen Collecting Life History Data - Erika Brückner and Karl Ulrich Mayer Experiences from the German Life History Study PART THREE: STRATEGIES FOR ANALYSIS Life Reviews and Life Stories - John A Clausen Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data - John H Laub and Robert J Sampson Innovation in the Typical Life Course - Janet Z Giele Linking History and Human Lives - Glen H Elder Jr and Lisa Pellerin
