CHYS 2P51 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Matthew Effect, Malcolm Gladwell, Wayne Gretzky
8 Mar 2016
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Chys 2p51: introduction to qualitative research methods in child and youth studies. Lecture 7 unobtrusive methods in qualitative research. Ideally used as a complement to obtrusive methods. The idea of obtrusive research is that the researcher does not intrude on people"s lives when they want to do research. Unobtrusive research involves collecting data that is left behind . Traces social artifacts that can reveal patterns of thinking, motives, behaviours, attitudes, routines, rituals, etc. Example: going through the garbage, examining artifacts, etc. What are some of the things you can look at: Someone"s diary (can give insight to what their life was like or even life in general) Letters (can get a sense of what was happening during the time) Sales receipts (can get an idea of consumption and purchasing) Tombstones (can look at the type of marble used, what was written, what the person did, who the. Generally, anything the researcher can get at.
