Globalization and Life History Research: Fragments of a Life Foretold

Autor/in	Tierney, William G.
Titel	Globalization and Life History Research: Fragments of a Life Foretold
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 23 (2010) 2, S.129-146 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Working Class; Social Influences; Global Approach; Biographies; Context Effect; Geographic Isolation; Technological Advancement; Age Differences; Expectation; Internet; Influence of Technology; Social Networks; Barriers; Social Change; Work Attitudes; Religious Factors; Self Concept; Consumer Economics; Economic Impact; Phenomenology; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Arbeiterklasse; Sozialer Einfluss; Globales Denken; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Expectancy; Erwartung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozialer Wandel; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Selbstkonzept; Konsumökonomie; Ökonomische Determinanten; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie
Abstract	The goal of this paper is to understand, by way of a life history of one low-income working-class youth, how globalization impacts the working class in a developing nation. The concept of globalization and the method of life history seem diametrically opposed. Globalization is an idea about large social forces that impact the economic and material conditions of nations. Life history assumes that understanding the specific context of one person is paramount. The author takes issue with the idea that the two concepts are incompatible and instead suggests that life history affords a way to come to terms with globalization that is often missing from large cross-national studies. The text suggests that life history provides opportunities for understanding globalization from a new vantage point that does not contradict previous research, but instead lends depth and understanding about how individuals act and react to the forces of globalization. (As Provided).
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