scholarly journals Research of Intra-generational Heterogeneity in the Life Course Paradigm

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigita Kraniauskienė ◽  
Liutauras Kraniauskas
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
World War ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Social Variation ◽  
Demographical Data ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Methodological Guidelines

The article discusses methodological issues how to explore and interpret intra-cohort and intragenerational variability within the theoretical framework of the life-course paradigm. Starting with an assumption that social variation within one generation and its permanence over the time should be explained as a sociological fact, we propose methodological guidelines how to approach the topic of intragenerational variability in the analysis of narratives of family histories. To demonstrate how to analyse and read empirical data, we present three life stories of women, born in 1936, who migrated to Klaipėda Region, Lithuania, after World War II. The narrative analysis, supported with demographical data, shows how the early experience of socialization is eventually translated into ethnic differences and solidifies the structure of intragenerational variability.

scholarly journals MUSIC IN THE LIFE COURSE: A FOCUS ON DEMENTIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S842-S842
Author(s):  
Amanda Couve ◽  
Joseph A Kotarba
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Center ◽  
World War ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Key Features ◽  
The Life Course

Abstract The music experiences of Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1965) continue to evolve as they age, with the Beatles and the Blues remaining key features. Baby boomers grew up in the post-World War II period when the variety of media technologies and outlets grew tremendously. Baby boomers continue this trend to experience and enjoy music through media such as theme cruises, community center activities, formal concerts, TV music awards programs, iPhones, and house concerts. The value of music in caring for the increasing number of Baby Boomers living with dementia is also increasing. For example, music can help patients recall pleasant and calming moments in their past, while helping enhance body movement and balance through dance. The audience’s’ takeaways will be ideas for creative marketing of music to the elderly; for integrating music into senior living situations, and for celebrating technology’s contributions to the culture of aging.

Constructing the Subject: South African Psychological Research before World War II

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Louw ◽  
Julie Binedell ◽  
Welmoet Brimmer ◽  
Pindi Mabena ◽  
Annemarie Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
South African ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
World War ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Methodological Guidelines

Thirty-three journal articles reporting empirical findings published by South African psychologists before 1939 were examined to establish the dominant research models of the time. Danziger's study provided the initial impetus as well as methodological guidelines. Findings indicate that three models of research were present, but that one, the Galtonian form of experimentation, soon dominated the field. One possible explanation is to be found in the early involvement of South African psychologists in applied and practical matters. Thus an investigative practice which enabled psychologists to develop knowledge which was relevant to the needs of socially important markets, and still be acceptable as ‘scientific’ knowledge, had significant advantages over rival investigative practices.

scholarly journals Life Stories of Voluntarily Childless Older People: A Retrospective View on Their Reasons and Experiences

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2094990
Author(s):  
Hannelore Stegen ◽  
Lise Switsers ◽  
Liesbeth De Donder
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Social Critic ◽  
Voluntarily Childless ◽  
Voluntary Childlessness ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Retrospective View ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Life Course

This article investigates the reasons for and experiences of voluntary childlessness throughout the life course. Thirteen voluntarily childless people aged 60 years and older (Belgium) were interviewed using the McAdams approach (2005). Four profiles were derived from the reasons given for voluntary childlessness: the “liberated careerist,” the “social critic,” the “acquiescent partner,” and “voluntarily childless because of life course circumstances.” Results further indicate that older people experience feelings of acceptance, loss (missing familiarity with current trends, being helped, and children’s company), and relief concerning their voluntary childlessness. Moreover, they rarely seem to regret their choice. The discussion indicates the existence of voluntary childlessness among older people, a phenomenon sometimes questioned in the existing scientific literature. As part of a diverse target group, each of these older adults has their personal reasons and experiences regarding childlessness.

scholarly journals The use of oral history in researching education in Serbia on the eve of World War II

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-215
Author(s):  
Nataša Vujisić-Živković
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
World War ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Life ◽  
Rural Environments ◽  
History Of

This paper presents the results of a study carried out with pedagogy students in the academic year 2013-14. The subject of the study was education in Serbia on the eve of World War II from the perspective of its immediate participants, i.e. persons who were students at the time. The method of oral history was used, with students conducting structured interviews, which we analyzed and interpreted. The interviewees were aged between 75 and 89. The sample consisted of 12 women and 8 men, 13 from rural and 7 from urban environments. The aim of the study was to collect testimony about education in Serbia on the eve of World War II from immediate participants, those who were students at the time. The focus of the study was on the social dimension of education and on the pedagogical process in schools in that period. We conducted a narrative analysis of obtained data, sought to identify similarities and differences in schooling, particularly between children in urban and rural environments. The paper is intended to contribute to the picture of school life on the eve of World War II, to present the voices of "those who have not been heard" in the textbooks on the history of education, and thus shed additional light on this period of our educational past.

The Birth of the Militant Self

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiktor Marzec
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Party Politics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Life Context ◽  
The Life Course

The 1905 Revolution was often considered by workers writing memoirs as the most important event in their lives. This paper examines biographical reminiscences of the political participation of working-class militants in the 1905 Revolution. I scrutinize four tropes used by working-class writers to describe their life stories narrated around their political identity. These are: (1) overcoming misery and destitution, (2) autodidacticism, (3) political initiation, and (4) feeling of belonging to the community of equals. All four demonstrate that the militant self cannot be understood in separation from the life context of the mobilized workers. Participation in party politics was an important factor modifying the life course of workers in the direction resonating with their aspirations and longings. The argument is informed by analysis of over a hundred of biographical testimonies written by militants from various political parties in different political circumstances.

Myrdal's "Asian Drama" (Review Article)

1968 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 618-625
Author(s):  
Jan Tinbergbn
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Good Deal ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Background Information ◽  
World War ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
First Order ◽  
Political Independence ◽  
History Of

The publication by one of Europe's greatest scholars about the world's most important problem area is an event of the first order. The scholar I mean is Myrdal and the area South-Asia. I am happy to offer some comments on this book, called "Asian Drama", with the well-chosen subtitle "An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations" [1], both because of its merits and because of the challenges it contains to somebody so sympathetic to the author's view and at the same time so full of doubt with regard to a number of methodological issues raised. The book covers an impressive multitude of subjects and is fascinating in many respects. It brings a good deal of history of the area, from before its political independence obtained after World War II, to to-day and gives a lot of interesting background information in Chapters 4 and 5 on how the frontiers of the countries were established. It gives pictures of the great leaders of in¬dependence, Gandhi (pp.92, 754-55 for some striking elements), Nehru and Jinnah. It deals extensively with the backgrounds and consequences of Parti¬tion (Chapter 6) and with the not-too-good role the French and the Dutch played (p. 226) in their colonies.

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