SOAN 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Missing Data, Tunnel Vision
24 Dec 2016
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Observe people in small social settings over a small or large period of time. No statistics, mathematics-face to face social interactions with people in their home environment. Used when other methods are not practical. Much less structures social environment and interactions guide the study. Displays of behaviour do not give meaning instead someone tries to figure. Describing a culture and understanding another way of life from your own perspective (interpretive school) out what is meant by behaviour. The reality of the members (meant or implied) 9theory, phil, and method) findings are the result of the method used as from the social life or environment. Social interaction is a process of reality construction. Specialized and highly detailed analysis of micro-situations (transcripts, conversations, videotape). Begin with a general topic (group) and not a specific hypothesis. Researche(s0 can be very involved or uninvolved in what they study. Choose a group that you can gain access to.
