ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn tˈeɪkɪŋ tˈaɪm, sˈiːkwəns, ænd lɪnˈɪɹᵻɾi fɔːɹ ɡɹˈæntᵻd, ɪn ðɛɹ bˈʊk kənstɹˈʌktɪŋ ðə lˈaɪf kˈoːɹs, dʒˈeɪbɚɹ ˈɛf. ɡˈʌbɹiəm ænd dʒˈeɪmz ˈeɪ. hˈɑːlstaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈeɪk ðɛɹ pˈɔɪnt ʌv dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ fɹʌm ɐkˈaʊnts ʌv ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns θɹuː tˈaɪm.
Rather than taking time, sequence, and linearity for granted, in their book Constructing the Life Course, Jaber F. Gubrium and James A. Holstein (2000) take their point of departure from accounts of experience through time.