From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research
Sociological, qualitative, biographical research is distinguished by its interest in the case. At the same time, this research seeks—often through case studies—to understand or explain supraindividual, repetitive phenomena which are, to some extent, general. In this article, we look at how cases are...
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| author | Piotr Filipkowski Danuta Życzyńska-Ciołek |
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| description | Sociological, qualitative, biographical research is distinguished by its interest in the case. At the same time, this research seeks—often through case studies—to understand or explain supraindividual, repetitive phenomena which are, to some extent, general. In this article, we look at how cases are treated in biographical sociology. We present our own empirical experience, consisting in autobiographical narrative interviews with participants of a nationwide panel survey, who were randomly drawn to the panel many years ago. We show the possible consequences, both methodological and theoretical, of this way of selecting cases, quite unusual for biographical sociology. We wonder whether and to what extent the experience of the “ordinary person,” the Everyman, can be reflected in sociological works based on the biographical method. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a187d3148794a1f95919ec27c4cb6cb2022-12-22T03:15:18ZengUniversity of LodzPrzeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej1733-80692019-05-01152405710.18778/1733-8069.15.2.035599From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical ResearchPiotr Filipkowski0Danuta Życzyńska-Ciołek1Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Nowy Świat 72, 00-330 WarszawaPolish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Nowy Świat 72, 00-330 WarszawaSociological, qualitative, biographical research is distinguished by its interest in the case. At the same time, this research seeks—often through case studies—to understand or explain supraindividual, repetitive phenomena which are, to some extent, general. In this article, we look at how cases are treated in biographical sociology. We present our own empirical experience, consisting in autobiographical narrative interviews with participants of a nationwide panel survey, who were randomly drawn to the panel many years ago. We show the possible consequences, both methodological and theoretical, of this way of selecting cases, quite unusual for biographical sociology. We wonder whether and to what extent the experience of the “ordinary person,” the Everyman, can be reflected in sociological works based on the biographical method.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/socjak/article/view/5599casecase studybiographical sociologyautobiographical narrative interviewcase selection methodssamplingPolish Panel Survey (POLPAN) |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Filipkowski Danuta Życzyńska-Ciołek From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research Przeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej case case study biographical sociology autobiographical narrative interview case selection methods sampling Polish Panel Survey (POLPAN) |
| title | From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research |
| title_full | From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research |
| title_fullStr | From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research |
| title_short | From a Case to a Case Study—And Back, or on the Search for Everyman in Biographical Research |
| title_sort | from a case to a case study and back or on the search for everyman in biographical research |
| topic | case case study biographical sociology autobiographical narrative interview case selection methods sampling Polish Panel Survey (POLPAN) |
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