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Comparative Biographical Research

Comparative biographical research is a qualitative design that gathers in-depth life-story accounts from multiple participants and systematically compares them to identify structural patterns, commonalities, and divergences across individual biographies. Rooted in the sociological life-history tradition, it moves beyond single-case description to generate broader theoretical insights about how social conditions, historical contexts, and personal agency shape individual trajectories.

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Bertaux, D. (Ed.). (1981). Biography and Society: The Life History Approach in the Social Sciences. Sage. · ISBN 978-0803914025
Chamberlayne, P., Bornat, J., & Wengraf, T. (Eds.). (2000). The Turn to Biographical Methods in Social Science: Comparative Issues and Examples. Routledge. · ISBN 978-0415196857

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