Transformations of Life Chances in “Middletown”
Transformations of Life Chances in “Middletown”
Author(s): Dimitar BlagoevSubject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Rural and urban sociology, Migration Studies, Globalization, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: Life chances; social change; heterogeneous social transformations
Summary/Abstract: The article proposes an innovative approach to life chances, conceptualizing them in terms of the intricate interplay between the micro dimensions (personal resources and potentials) and macro dimensions (contextual opportunities) of sociality. This understanding of life chances is employed in a qualitative study of their transformations in four Bulgarian towns; the research was carried out first in 2005 and then repeated in 2016 by means of in-depth interviews. The article presents the main results of comparative analysis of empirical evidence, which reveal heterogeneous patterns of changes in and of life chances in the studied towns. This analysis contributes new insights to the sociological understanding of a particular form of social change.
Journal: Социологически проблеми
- Issue Year: 51/2019
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 36-52
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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