Biography and Turning Points in Europe and America
Editat de Karla B. Hackstaff, Feiwel Kupferberg, Catherine Négronien Limba Engleză Hardback – 21 iun 2012
The contributors to this thoughtprovoking collection argue that the biographical concept of the “turning point” requires a deeper analysis of what distinguishes turning points from life transitions. This book, in turn, raises crucial questions about the application of turning points as a biographical research method. Utilizing broad empirical research by scholars from ten different countries, the collection provides a number of contexts for thinking about turning points under both global and local forces. Focusing on how biographical meaning is made, it offers a strong theoretical base for social scientists in a variety of fields.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781847428608
ISBN-10: 1847428606
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: 10 figures
Dimensiuni: 171 x 241 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press
ISBN-10: 1847428606
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: 10 figures
Dimensiuni: 171 x 241 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press
Notă biografică
Karla B. Hackstaff is professor of sociology and director of women’s and gender studies at Northern Arizona University. Feiwel Kupferberg is professor of education at Malmo University, Sweden. Catherine Négroni is associate professor at the University of Charles de Gaulle Lille 3.
Cuprins
Notes on contributors
Introduction: Advancing the dialogue on turning points
Karla B. Hackstaff
1. Unpacking biographical narratives: investigating stories of artistic careers in Northern Jutland, Denmark
Feiwel Kupferberg
2. Turning points in the life course: a narrative concept in professional bifurcations
Catherine Négroni
3. Conjugal separation and immigration in the life course of immigrant single mothers in Québec
Ana Gherghel and Marie-Chrisitne Saint-Jacques
4. Migration biography and ethnic identity: on the discontinuity of biographical experience and how turning points affect the ethnicisation of biography
Thea D. Boldt
5. Biographical structuring through a critical life event: parental loss during childhood
Gerhard Jost
6. Decisive turning points in life trajectories of violence among young men in the barrios of Caracas: the initiation and biographical reconversion to non-violent lifestyles
Verónica Zubillaga
7. The turning points of the single life course in Budapest, Hungary
Ágnes Sántha
8. Complicating actions and complicated lives: raising questions about narrative theory through an exploration of lesbian lives
Nicki Ward
9. Religious conversion as a biographical turn/ing: the case of Orthodox believers in contemporary Russia
Liana Ipatova
10. Conclusion: theorising turning points and decoding narratives
Feiwel Kupferberg
Index
Introduction: Advancing the dialogue on turning points
Karla B. Hackstaff
1. Unpacking biographical narratives: investigating stories of artistic careers in Northern Jutland, Denmark
Feiwel Kupferberg
2. Turning points in the life course: a narrative concept in professional bifurcations
Catherine Négroni
3. Conjugal separation and immigration in the life course of immigrant single mothers in Québec
Ana Gherghel and Marie-Chrisitne Saint-Jacques
4. Migration biography and ethnic identity: on the discontinuity of biographical experience and how turning points affect the ethnicisation of biography
Thea D. Boldt
5. Biographical structuring through a critical life event: parental loss during childhood
Gerhard Jost
6. Decisive turning points in life trajectories of violence among young men in the barrios of Caracas: the initiation and biographical reconversion to non-violent lifestyles
Verónica Zubillaga
7. The turning points of the single life course in Budapest, Hungary
Ágnes Sántha
8. Complicating actions and complicated lives: raising questions about narrative theory through an exploration of lesbian lives
Nicki Ward
9. Religious conversion as a biographical turn/ing: the case of Orthodox believers in contemporary Russia
Liana Ipatova
10. Conclusion: theorising turning points and decoding narratives
Feiwel Kupferberg
Index
Recenzii
“This is a timely and highly original collection of work which pushes boundaries methodologically and theoretically engaging directly with debates amongst practitioners and policy makers.”
“This captivating sociological collection describes the broad experiential research by scholars from ten different countries . . . focusing on the various contexts for thinking about turning points under both international and national forces.”