SOCI 2P11 Lecture 4: SOCI 2P11 Lecture 4
12 Apr 2018
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Investigator ensconced in a givens social context for a prolonged period. Involves participant observation, interviewing, and documentary methods: learning about the culture, norms, and values of a given social group, both a methodological approach and the written product of the research. Sampling used in ethnography: frequently used sampling strategies, purposive sampling, convenience sampling, snowball sampling. Investigator must obtain information from whatever source is willing to provide it: often sampling more than people, sampling units of time. Theoretical sampling: glaser and strauss (1967, probability sampling not suitable for qualitative research, sampling= ongoing process: collecting, coding, and analyzing data; deciding where to look next (purposive sampling) and developing grounded theory, theoretical saturation point: . Memoing in ethnographic research: make notes as soon as possible, write up full notes at the end of each day, be thorough and clear detailed descriptions, gradually narrow your focus. Spectrum of participant observer roles: researcher can take n a number of roles, complete participant.
