Studying social change in human lives: a conversation.

2023  Journal Article

Studying social change in human lives: a conversation.

 

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Highlights

The paper discusses the importance of studying the intersection between social change and life experience in life course research.

The conversation with four senior scholars highlights their perspectives on why studying social change matters in human lives.

The paper emphasizes the theoretical and methodological imperatives and challenges associated with studying the intersection between social change and life experience.

 

Abstract

This commentary reinforces a central commitment of life course research: to make visible how social change matters in human lives. This paper captures a moderated conversation with four senior scholars about how they came to study the intersection between social change and life experience, why this intersection is so important to life course studies, and theoretical and methodological imperatives and challenges that come with it.

Settersten, R.A., Dannefer, D., Elder, G.H., Mortimer, J.T., Kelley, J.A. (2023) Studying social change in human lives: a conversation.International journal15(1)