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.

Pathways to Social Class: A Qualitative Approach to Social Mobility

Literature & Fiction

Thompson, Paul

Bertaux, Daniel

British & Irish

Oxford University Press

Calling for a broader, new approach to social mobility research, Pathways to Social Class: A Qualitative Approach to Social Mobility moves 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.

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Routledge

Calling for a broader, new approach to social mobility research,Pathways to Social Class: A Qualitative Approach to Social Mobility moves 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, Bertaux and Thompson 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 analyze those collective processes through their local effects, restoring the links with classics of sociological thought. Bertaux and Thompson tackle such problems as: What exactly is transmitted between generations; is it wealth or land, occupational models or skills, social networks, or values and orientations? What kinds of assets can immigrants draw on? How can a social elite survive the upheaval of a popular revolution? What is the impact of marriage on the mobility of men and women? How far can belonging to one locality rather than another, or choosing a particular house, shape mobility paths and aspirations? Do dreams of mobility matter? This volume promises to inspire other sociologists towards the richly revealing and highly significant findings that a broader-based-approach to social mobility will enable.

Aunque la utilización de relatos de vida se haya desarrollado de manera considerable en las últimas dos décadas, muchos sociólogos se plantean aún no pocos interrogantes acerca de esta «técnica». Por ejemplo, ¿qué es exactamente un relato de vida? ¿Tiene que abarcar toda la vida y todos los ámbitos de la existenci

Los Relatos De Vida/ The Stories of Life: Perspectiva Etnosociologica / Ethnosociological Perspective (Spanish Edition)

History

Europe

Bellaterra S.A. Ediciones

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Pathways to Social Class: A Qualitative Approach to Social Mobility

Pathways to Social Class: A Qualitative Approach to Social Mobility

Pathways to Social Class: A Qualitative Approach to Social Mobility

Los Relatos De Vida/ The Stories of Life: Perspectiva Etnosociologica / Ethnosociological Perspective (Spanish Edition)