Výzkum životní dráhy a analýza sekvencí: možnosti studia rodinných drah

The article presents specific method of the study of the life-course which focuses on the life-course trajectories as a whole – the sequence analysis. Contrary to event-oriented perspective holistic approach does not focus mainly on single life event but on a whole sequence of events. It enables to identify typical patterns of trajectories and to study the change in their diversity. The article also presents several examples using data on family history.