SOCI 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ethnography, Participant Observation

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Access to open settings (ethnographic play: similar process to access closed settings: May need get sponsors and gatekeepers on side. But it is difficult to achieve acceptance of strangers. Ongoing access: ongoing access can be problematic: People get suspi(cid:272)ious of the resear(cid:272)her"s (cid:373)oti(cid:448)es. Group members fear that what they say or do will get back to bosses or colleagues. People being studied may be decided to sabotage the research: to maintain access: Do not give people a reason to dislike you. Play a role a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)stru(cid:272)t a (cid:862)fro(cid:374)t(cid:863) Ha(cid:448)e a pla(cid:374) for allayi(cid:374)g people"s suspi(cid:272)io(cid:374)s. Be prepared for tests of competence and creditability. Be adaptable to changing circumstances in the research setting. Key informants: key informants are participants who are particularly knowledgeable and cooperative, drawbacks to using them: Key i(cid:374)for(cid:373)a(cid:374)t"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) (cid:373)ay (cid:374)ot (cid:271)e represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)e of the group as a whole and gets unduly represented in the research. Researcher adopts a role in the group.

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