SOC 481 Lecture 3: SOC481 Week 3
13 Oct 2017
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Last week we talked about 4 big trends that influence surveys research. 2. market research (store owners, selling in new markets) 1. realism: there is a real world that we all perceive (cid:894)the(cid:396)e"s something out there to measure) 2. induction: we can understand the world around us by collecting small pieces of information. 3. self-report: people are reasonably able to self-report themselves. In 1871 first national senses included upper and lower canada. In canada statics canada is used for everyone fundamentally responsible for data collection. The idea of collecting survey is part of the project of nation building there has always been a relationship between aboriginal peoples. Indigenous survey research (we do(cid:374)"t su(cid:396)vey a(cid:271)o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)al people o(cid:374) (cid:396)ese(cid:396)ves(cid:895) Reason 1: many (cid:396)ese(cid:396)ves do(cid:374)"t a(cid:272)tually let stats (cid:272)a(cid:374) o(cid:374) thei(cid:396) p(cid:396)ope(cid:396)ty. Reason 2: there has been a history of discrimination against aboriginal people ex indian act, residential schools. Fnigc (first nations information governance center)- run surveys on health, reflect aboriginal context and world views.
