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Daniel Bertaux

b. 1939

French sociologist

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Born 1939. Daniel Bertaux is a French sociologist.

Daniel Bertaux (born 27 February 1939) is a French sociologist. He uses biographies in the study of sociology, and studies social mobility and life histories. He has been active in the International Sociological Association, European Sociological Association and French Sociological Association (as founder and president). He edited Biography and Society, texts presented in the World Congress of Sociology in Uppsala 1978. After the fall of the Soviet Union he collected and analysed life stories in Russia.

The life history method, previously known as part of the Chicago School and Polish Sociology, had largely fallen into disrepute in sociology until Oscar Lewis popularized the use of life stories in his Children of Sanchez. Inspired by Lewis, Bertaux collected the stories of French family bakers to show how the lives of bakers, bakers' apprentices and their women were interconnected.

He was educated as an engineer. Bertaux has worked with Raymond Aron, Pierre Bourdieu and Alain Touraine.

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Director of Research at CNRS, President
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University of Helsinki

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Who is Daniel Bertaux?

French sociologist

When was Daniel Bertaux born?

Daniel Bertaux was born on 27 February 1939.

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Daniel Bertaux is a sociologist.

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Daniel Bertaux is French.

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Β· Wikipedia: Daniel Bertaux

Β· Wikidata: Q3013739

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