School of Social and Political Science

Description

In this seminar, Stella Chatzitheochari will discuss the value of time use diary methods for social science research.

About this event

This webinar forms part of the Research Training Centre's Talking Methods seminar series delivered in association with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS). 

Abstract

In this seminar, Stella Chatzitheochari will introduce the time-diary methodology, and discuss its advantages and disadvantages for the study of social life. She will provide an example from her ongoing research on trends in couple time across the life-course, highlighting the novel insights time diary methods can bring to this field of study. 

Biography

Stella Chatzitheochari is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick. Her research interests include time-use, social stratification, and longitudinal methods. She is currently Principal Investigator of the Leverhulme Research Project Grant Educational Pathways and Work Outcomes of Disabled Young People in England. 

Profile: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/staff/chatzitheochari/