"Ulrich Beck examines how work has become unstable in the modern world and presents a new vision for the future. Beck begins by describing how the traditional work society, with its lifelong job paths, is giving way to a much less stable world in which skills can be suddenly dev…
These papers gather together observations at a macro-social level about the changing nature of lives in Western societies. They examine how the lives of women and men may be changing across countries, as part of a more general process of modernization, and to consider the reason…
Deals with the development of prevention policies and approaches that involve intervention 'early' in the lives of children, young people and their families. This book explores evidence that has been emerging from longitudinal and developmental prevention research.
The reflexive turn in qualitative research has transformed the process of doing life history research. No longer are research subjects examined through the lens of the all-knowing but supposedly invisible researcher. As Ardra Cole and Gary Knowles point out in this fresh introdu…
Onderzoekers schrijven in dit boek over (variatie in) de levenslopen van mannen en vrouwen geboren vanaf 1850. Voor hun onderzoek is gebruik gemaakt van de Historische Steekproef Nederlandse bevolking (HSN). De HSN is een representatieve steekproef van ongeveer 78.000 personen d…
Onderzoekers schrijven in dit boek over (variatie in) de levenslopen van mannen en vrouwen geboren vanaf 1850. Voor hun onderzoek is gebruik gemaakt van de Historische Steekproef Nederlandse bevolking (HSN). De HSN is een representatieve steekproef van ongeveer 78.000 personen d…
