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| In: | Sociology, 27, 1993, 1, p. 5-13 |
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British Sociological Association Publications Limited
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 5-13 |
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| ISSN: |
0038-0385
1469-8684 |
| published in: | Sociology |
| Language: | English |
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| Collection: | sid-55-col-jstoras12 JSTOR Arts & Sciences XII Archive |
<p>This article addresses the issue of how sociologists can re-integrate the study, and the status, of the individual into social theory. The author suggests that biography and autobiography provide important resources, through which it is possible to see how specific people internalise particular social expectations and aspirations. The essay includes a brief discussion of aspects of the lives of Simone de Beauvoir and Virginia Woolf.</p> |