SSCI 2900U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Participant Observation, Ethnography
1 Sep 2016
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Lecture 7, ethnography and participant observation, ssci 2900u reseach. The terms ethnography" and participant observation" are essentially synonymous, although we will consider ethnography" to be the more inclusive term. Participant observation" will refer to the observational component of this sort of work. With both, the researcher is immersed in a particular social setting for a long period of time, sometimes even years. Behaviour is observed in an unstructured way, and often in-depth, unstructured discussions and interviews are held with the people studied. Overt": the people being studied know they are being observed by a researcher. Covert": the people being studied do not know they are being observed by a researcher. Open" or public settings: e. g. , public parks, downtown sidewalks, etc. In an open" setting may be difficult to make observations and talk to people. Closed": i. e. , private or restricted settings: meetings of private clubs, social movement organizational centres, etc. There are many different ways to gain access.
