Researching the Lifecourse

Researching the Lifecourse
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781447334484
ISBN-13 : 1447334485
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Book Synopsis Researching the Lifecourse by : Nancy Worth

Download or read book Researching the Lifecourse written by Nancy Worth and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lifecourse perspective continues to be an important subject in the social sciences. Researching the Lifecourse offers a distinctive approach in that it truly covers the lifecourse (childhood, adulthood and older age), focusing on innovative methods and case study examples from a variety of European and North American contexts. This original approach connects theory and practice from across the social sciences by situating methodology and research design within relevant conceptual frameworks. This diverse collection features methods that are linked to questions of time, space and mobilities while providing practitioners with practical detail in each chapter.


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