SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Five Ws, Verstehen, Emic And Etic
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The system of methods a researcher uses to gather data on a particular question. Isolate experience, bias, if we are objective we can bracket our biasies, our experiences, our families. Objectivity, healthy scepticism, imperialism (5 series), precision (how we recognize and measure something) Not yours but the subjects perceptive verstehen- having empathy; putting yourself in others shoes. Enter their setting, see through their eyes. Add fuel to the fire; bark up the wrong tree; easy as pie. Evaluation little understood topics explain why something occurs assess a policy, practice, program. Des- why do they use it, what are they posting. Case study collect data on one research site with a group or person to understand a problem. One research site, group, or person to understand a social problem. Don"t understand it, identify best practices, evidence based practices. Exploratory or evaluation research-case study falls under these. Used to describe culture (where case study involves cases)