The Nature and Use of Biograms

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1947 English Publisher:University of Chicago PressJournal:American Journal of Sociology, volume 53, pages 111-118 (issn: 0002-9602, eissn: 1537-5390,

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Authors: T, ABEL;

doi: 10.1086/220115

pmid: 20257450

The Nature and Use of Biograms

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Abstract

Biograms are life-stories by persons who are members of a selected social group, written in compliance with specific directions as to content and form and for the purpose of obtaining mass data. Biograms are distinguished from autobiographies and life-histories. They are of value in the study of social change and aid in the discovery of patterns underlying social behavior.

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Sociology, Humans

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