LABRST 3H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ethnography, Data Analysis, Research Question
22 Oct 2017
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Ethnographic research: simply observation, participant-observation (di erent degrees of engagement, hanging out with people in their natural, everyday settings. Insiders more opportunities, negotiate, rep building, bias. Outsiders limitations, trust, disclosure, transparency, mutual bene ts, monetary incentives, other perspectives. Research question dictates research method: focus on. Practices (why do people do what they do?: usually we are ou. 2. their meanings, given a speci c social context. Observe how people interact in everyday or unique social settings: meanings are based on interaction. Observe behaviour that is not obvious and of which we may not be aware. Ethnographies are conducted in a social setting: issue of accessibility. Observation limitations: not all settings can be observed, not all interactions in a setting can be observed, not all interactions can be observed all the time. Strategies are required prior to entering a speci c eld. Various levels of observation: describe the location. Write down speci c quotes and phrases that capture activities.
