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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rachel Thomson (Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.00cm ISBN: 9781847429025ISBN 10: 1847429025 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 September 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsThe breadth and depth of youth transitions; A method in practice; Gender and social change; Going up: discipline and opportunism; Going down: between stasis and mobility; Coming out: from the closet to stepping stones; Acting out: rebellion with a cause; Interruption: from explanation to understanding; Conversation: reading between the lines; Youth, gender and change.Reviews"""The richness of the individual cases, drawn from the larger study, is uniquely illuminating. This book will, hopefully, be read across the social sciences and by those interested in, or grappling with, innovative methodologies."" Children & Society" ""The richness of the individual cases, drawn from the larger study, is uniquely illuminating. This book will, hopefully, be read across the social sciences and by those interested in, or grappling with, innovative methodologies."" Children & Society ""This book is a real page-turner. An original, imaginative and carefully crafted account of young lives in process, 'Unfolding Lives' takes the reader on an inspirational sociological journey of breath-taking depth and variety."" Mary Jane Kehily, Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University The richness of the individual cases, drawn from the larger study, is uniquely illuminating. This book will, hopefully, be read across the social sciences and by those interested in, or grappling with, innovative methodologies. Children & Society This book is a real page-turner. An original, imaginative and carefully crafted account of young lives in process, 'Unfolding Lives' takes the reader on an inspirational sociological journey of breath-taking depth and variety. Mary Jane Kehily, Faculty of Education and Language Studies, The Open University Author InformationRachel Thomson is Professor of Social Research in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University. She has written widely in the fields of youth studies, sexuality and qualitative methods. Recent publications include ""Inventing adulthood: a biographical approach to youth transitions"" (with Henderson et al; Sage, 2007) and ""Researching social change: qualitative approaches"" (with McLeod; Sage, 2009). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |