Life Trajectory Theory: History and Prospects, Case of Prostitution

The relevance of the work stems from the need to reflect the accelerating social changes in Russian society and their impact on people's lives using a relevant theory of transformation. The main goal of the work is to consider the basic principles and history of the life course theory. The goal was achieved through the following tasks: to consider the history of the development of the life course theory; to describe the basic concepts of this theory; to present and analyze the main theoretical principles; to consider the limitations and possibilities of this theory in relation to the Russian context; to illustrate the heuristic potential of the theory using the example of a case study of the phenomenon of prostitution. The scientific significance lies in the detailed description of the basic principles of this theory with their correlation with a number of related theories (phenomenological approach, narrative approach). Practical significance stems from the possibility of using this theory to conduct applied research in modern Russian society. Scientific novelty for Russian sociology arises from the lack of a sufficiently wide number of works covering the basic principles of the life course theory.

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