The craft of life course research
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The craft of life course research
Guilford Press, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-344) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
*How to do it: the first book to provide an inside view of the field's biggest challenge--successfully studying participants over decades.
*Renowned editors and author panel; Elder is an award-winning author and past president of key professional associations.
*Cohesive: chapters systematically address the major themes and methods of life course research.
Table of Contents
1. Life Course Studies: An Evolving Field, Glen H. Elder, Jr., and Janet Z. Giele
Part I. Methods of Data Collection
2. The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Designing a Study of the Life Course, Robert M. Hauser
3. Collecting and Interpreting Life Records, Dennis P. Hogan and Carrie E. Spearin
4. Longitudinal Ethnography: Uncovering Domestic Abuse in Women's Lives, Linda M. Burton, Diane Purvin, and Raymond Garrett-Peters
5. Linking Research Questions to Data Archives, Glen H. Elder, Jr., and Miles G. Taylor
Part II. Measuring Life Course Dynamics
6. Cumulative Processes in the Life Course, Angela M. O'Rand
7. Life Transitions and Daily Stress Processes, David M. Almeida and Jen D. Wong
8. Conceptualizing and Measuring Trajectories, Linda K. George
9. Group-Based Trajectories in Life Course Criminology, Elaine Eggleston Doherty, John H. Laub, and Robert J. Sampson
Part III. Investigating Explanatory Factors
10. Genetics and Behavior in the Life Course: A Promising Frontier, Michael J. Shanahan and Jason D. Boardman
11. Life Stories to Understand Diversity: Variations by Class, Race, and Gender, Janet Z. Giele
12. Social Convoys: Studying Linked Lives in Time, Context, and Motion, Phyllis Moen and Elaine Hernandez
13. Comparative Life Course Research: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Perspective, Hans-Peter Blossfeld
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