Biographical Research: Challenges and Creativity

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Ana Caetano (Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal) Magda Nico (ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)

Biographical Research

Challenges and Creativity

Ana Caetano (Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), Magda Nico (ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)

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Routledge
31 March 2022

Biography: general; Research methods: general; Disability: social aspects; Sociology; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Contemporary Issues in Social Science

Studying people’s lives requires acknowledging the multiple entanglements between individual singularity and processes of social patterning. This book testifies how challenging and creative the study of these connections can be. It gathers international contributions that show, in imaginative ways, how a person’s life or specific domains of existence can be observed, tackled, and analysed across time.

This volume reveals the potential of biographical research in the production of social theory, in the development of methodological innovation, in giving voice and protagonism to people, and in the understanding of the social unfolding of their lives. It is a testimony of a vibrant and youthful field, with a long tradition in social sciences, and with numerous connections with other study areas, namely the life course approach. The different chapters illustrate how the challenges posed by this type of research focused on the individual level of analysis are particular and what creative responses are required to continue analysing the link between biography and society.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Contemporary Social Science.

Edited by: Ana Caetano (Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon Portugal), Magda Nico (ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781032147222
ISBN 10: 1032147229
Series: Contemporary Issues in Social Science
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 31 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ana Caetano is Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte) and Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Research Methods at Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon. She has been developing biographical research to study personal reflexivity, biographical crises and triangulation. Magda Nico is Sociologist, Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte), and Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Research Methods at Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon. She is interested in life course theory and methods and longitudinal research.