Sociology 2233 Lecture Notes - Weight Watchers, Indian Anna, Quasi
19 Nov 2012
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Methods of inquiry: observation methods, unobtrusive measures. Unaware of their actions being observed (ex. Ex tea rooms washrooms in public parks. Ask anna aboot this: participant observation. Concluded weight watchers = not about dieting; key mechanism = social support: archival observations. Photo studies of an earlier era on how children were dressed. Comparing with others (results: correlation methods. Cannot establish causal methods: case studies. Attempt to retrieve information; finding correlating factors: survey method. Gathering information on correlations in large samples: field studies. Cannot determine causal methods without experimental methods. Experimental methods: the laboratory experiment, design and causality. Design must be perfected or the study is flawed and therefore causuality is not legitimate: randomization. Accuracy of measuring what is intended correctly. Is it valid outside of experimental walls: the uses of deception. Ethical considerations may allow justifications: mundane and psychological realism. Psychological = milgram"s experiment evokes psychological processes: experimental effects. Experimenter will try to ensure no effects happen.
