Pathways to social class : a qualitative approach to social mobility /
Calling for a broader new approach to social mobility research which goes beyond statistics and utilizes life stories and family case histories, this richly suggestive volume explores sociological issues such as transmission between family generations, how immigrants make good, how social elites sur...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
1997
Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1997 Oxford [England] : New York : 1997 Oxford ; New York : 1997 |
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| Summary: | Calling for a broader new approach to social mobility research which goes beyond statistics and utilizes life stories and family case histories, this richly suggestive volume explores sociological issues such as transmission between family generations, how immigrants make good, how social elites survive revolutions, and the meanings of houses, places and dreams for mobility Calling for a broader, new approach to social mobility research, Daniel Bertaux and Paul Thompson here move beyond pure statistics to use qualitative techniques - such as life stories and family case studies - to examine more closely the dynamics of mobility and address more fundamental sociological questions Up to now, the extensive sociological literature on mobility has been based around the survey method. As a result, we have access to abundant statistical data, but there is little information available to explain how and why people follow particular life paths. To overcome these limitations, the authors have developed an alternative, complementary approach using life stories, case histories of whole families over several generations, or case studies of local communities. Employing the case-study approach does not prevent the identification of structural trends; on the contrary, it allows us to analyse those collective processes through their local effects, restoring the links with the classics of sociological thought |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | ix, 334 p. : geneal. tables ; 22 cm ix, 334 p. : geneal. tables ; 23 cm ix, 334 p. : ill. ; 23 cm ix, 334 pages : genealogical tables ; 23 cm ix, 334 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-325) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0198279310 (Hb) 0198279310 9780198279310 |