HGA203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Plastic Surgery, Test Validity, Social Constructionism
3 Jul 2018
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Social and Political Research week 2:
Recap from last week:
- Social science: approach to doing research
- Similar to science but we study different things
- Rational, logical approach
- Justified, replicate
- Social theory and doing research:
oDeductive and inductive research
- This week: chapters 2 and 3 of Walters textbook
Distinguishing methods and methodology: different but commonly wrongly used
interchangeably
- Method: ‘technique for gathering information or data’
oQualitative vs. quantitative
oA tool: what is most appropriate method to use given research question
oContent analysis: can be either qualitative or quantitative
oSurvey research
- Methodology: “standpoint, view”
oComprised of methods among other things
- Understanding helps make coherent research
- Theoretical framework – methodology – standpoint – method
- Epistemology: “theory of knowledge concerned with understanding how
knowledge is defined, valued and prioritized”
oDoes who we are influence how we understand things
oHow we understand knowledge
oHierarchical: particularly in Western research
White, upper male class approach and perspective
oWhat do I think I know and how do I look at the world
Is this different or superior to others?
Challenges us
oWho has more expertise than me: what’re my and others
perspectives/biases
oWhere do I get my knowledge from
Social media allows people to express opinions: are we trusting
of all sources
- Axiology: ‘theory of values that inform how we see the world and the value
judgments we make within our research”
oInfluences what topics we chose to research
oValues underpin the types of research questions people ask
oImplicit and explicit values
oWhat are my values and how do they influence: what I chose, and
possibly how I interpret the data/evidence
May change the outcome and interpretation
oValue free or completely objective research is not possible
Social reality in which moral, political and cultural values are
central
- Ontology: ‘the understanding of reality and the nature of neing that inform our
view of the world’
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Document Summary
Similar to science but we study different things. Social theory and doing research: deductive and inductive research. This week: chapters 2 and 3 of walters textbook. Distinguishing methods and methodology: different but commonly wrongly used interchangeably. Method: technique for gathering information or data": qualitative vs. quantitative, a tool: what is most appropriate method to use given research question, content analysis: can be either qualitative or quantitative, survey research. Methodology: standpoint, view : comprised of methods among other things. Theoretical framework methodology standpoint method. Epistemology: theory of knowledge concerned with understanding how knowledge is defined, valued and prioritized : does who we are influence how we understand things, how we understand knowledge, hierarchical: particularly in western research. White, upper male class approach and perspective: what do i think i know and how do i look at the world. Challenges us: who has more expertise than me: what"re my and others perspectives/biases, where do i get my knowledge from.
