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Life History Research

Life history research is a qualitative method that captures the full arc of an individual's life — or a significant portion of it — through extended biographical interviewing and analysis of personal documents. Rooted in early Chicago School sociology, the method treats each life story as a window into broader social, cultural, and historical forces. The researcher and participant co-construct a narrative account that illuminates how personal experience is shaped by, and in turn shapes, wider social structures and processes.

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Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / qualitative

Atkinson, R. (1998). The Life Story Interview. Sage. · ISBN 978-0761904496
Plummer, K. (2001). Documents of Life 2: An Invitation to a Critical Humanism. Sage. · URL

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