Abstract

Introduction: Advancing the dialogue on turning points ~ Karla B. Hackstaff Unpacking biographical narratives: investigating stories of artistic careers in Northern Jutland, Denmark ~ Feiwel Kupferberg Turning points in the life course: a narrative concept in professional bifurcations ~ Catherine Negroni Conjugal separation and immigration in the life course of immigrant single mothers in Quebec ~ Ana Gherghel and Marie-Christine Saint-Jacques Migration biography and ethnic identity: on the discontinuity of biographical experience and how turning points affect the ethnicisation of biography ~Thea D. Boldt Biographical structuring through a critical life event: parental loss during childhood ~ Gerhard Jost Decisive turning points in life trajectories of violence among young men in the barrios of Caracas: the initiation and biographical reconversion to non-violent lifestyles ~ Veronica Zubillaga The turning points of the single life course in Budapest, Hungary ~ Agnes Santha Complicating actions and complicated lives: raising questions about narrative theory through an exploration of lesbian lives ~ Nikki Ward Religious conversion as a biographical turn/ing: the case of Orthodox believers in contemporary Russia ~ Liana Ipatova Conclusion: theorising turning points and decoding narratives ~ Feiwel Kupferberg.

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