Identity in Question: The Development of a Survey in France

Socioeconomic position in childhood and in adulthood and functional limitations in midlife: Data from a nationally-representative survey of French men and women

“…Reassuringly, our sample is representative of middle-aged men and women in France, and we believe that our measures were not greatly affected by systematic or nondifferential error (Ville & Guerin-Pace, 2005). More broadly, research shows that although socioeconomic data collected prospectively are more accurate than retrospective assessments, job history reports are valid, particularly if job changes are few which was the case in our study (Krieger, Okamoto & Selby, 1998;Bourbonnais, Meyer & Theriault, 1988).…”

“…The Life History survey was conducted by France"s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) (Ville & Guerin-Pace, 2005). The aim of this multidisciplinary household survey was to document the lifelong social, demographic, familial and health characteristics of the French population.…”

Supporting Fathers in Multi-Ethnic Societies: Insights from British Asian Fathers

“…Our theoretical approach to ethnicity acknowledged the dynamic and contested nature of ethnic boundaries and cultural formations (Hall, 1992; Gunaratnam, 2003; Modood, 1988; Nazroo, 2006). At the same time, however, we recognise that identity formation remains ‘deeply rooted in the organisation of society’ (Ville and Guerin-Pace, 2005: 237), so that there are limits to the ways in which individuals, and communities, can fashion their identities. In particular, holding a racialised identity remains a central element in the experience of minority ethnic individuals in the UK (Jenkins, 1994; Modood, 1988, 1998; Karlsen, 2004).…”