Life's Work: History, Biography, and Ideas

Part personal autobiography, part intellectual history, this article offers lessons from a long career, reflections on my sociological contributions, and an account of how major social changes shaped my trajectory and made me the sociologist I am. I also offer an assessment of some of my central ide...

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Published inAnnual review of sociology Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 21 - 37
Main Author Swidler, Ann
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Annual Reviews 31.07.2023
Annual Reviews, Inc
Subjects
Africa
Autobiographical literature
autobiography
History of ideas
institutions
Social change
sociology of culture
sociology of religion
women's movement
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Summary:Part personal autobiography, part intellectual history, this article offers lessons from a long career, reflections on my sociological contributions, and an account of how major social changes shaped my trajectory and made me the sociologist I am. I also offer an assessment of some of my central ideas and some new suggestions about how to understand culture.
ISSN:0360-0572
1545-2115
DOI:10.1146/annurev-soc-031021-040416