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The Craft of Life Course Research
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  • The Craft of Life Course Research
  • Written by author Glen H. Elder, Jr. Glen H
  • Published by Guilford Publications, Inc., August 2009
  • This book brings together prominent investigators to provide a comprehensive guide to doing life course research, including an “inside view” of how they designed and carried out influential longitudinal studies. Using vivid examples, the contri
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1 Life Course Studies: An Evolving Field Glen H. Elder, Jr., Janet Z. Giele 1

Part I Methods of Data Collection 25

2 The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Designing a Study of the Life Course Robert M. Hauser 29

3 Collecting and Interpreting Life Records Dennis P. Hogan Carrie E. Spearin 51

4 Longitudinal Ethnography: Uncovering Domestic Abuse in Low-Income Women's Lives Linda M. Burton Diane Purvin Raymond Garrett-Peters 70

5 Linking Research Questions to Data Archives Glen H. Elder, Jr., Miles G. Taylor 93

Part II Measuring Life Course Dynamics 117

6 Cumulative Processes in Life Course Angela M. O'Rand 121

7 Life Transitions and Daily Stress Processes David M. Almeida Jen D. Wong 141

8 Conceptualizing and Measuring Trajectories Linda K. George 163

9 Group-Based Trajectories in Life Course Criminology Elaine Eggleston Doherty John H. Laub Robert J. Sampson 187

Part III Investigating Explanatory Factors 211

10 Genetics and Behavior in the Life Course: A Promising Frontier Michael J. Shanahan Jason D. Boardman 215

11 Life Stories to Understand Diversity: Variations by Class, Race, and Gender Janet Z. Giele 236

12 Social Convoys: Studying Linked Lives in Time, Context, and Motion Phyllis Moen Elaine Hernandez 258

13 Comparative Life Course Research: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Perspective Hans-Peter Blossfeld 280

References 307

Author Index 345

Subject Index 355

About the Editors 367

Contributors 368


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