Using biographical research to understand experiences of crisis among homeless people in Croatia
Using biographical research to understand experiences of crisis among homeless people in Croatia
Author(s): Lynette Šikić MićanovićSubject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: biographical research; homelessness; crisis; context
Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to show how biographical research can be used to understand experiences of crisis among homeless people and how their personal biographies uncover different contexts and processes. Following an overview of biographical research, an analysis of the post-transition period and homelessness will be discussed. ' is article specifically explores and traces the social transformations and crises in personal biographies obtained through ethnographic research with people who sleep at homeless shelters throughout Croatia. Findings show how biographical research facilitates a fuller examination of their homelessness experiences and the structural similarities that underlie these experiences.
Journal: Etnološka tribina : Godišnjak Hrvatskog etnološkog društva
- Issue Year: 43/2013
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 99-109
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English