Sociology 2206A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Critical Discourse Analysis, Institute Of Historical Research, Structural Functionalism
19 Apr 2016
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Non-reactive qualitative research: march 14 th , 2016. Addressing big" questions: social structure, social movement and changes over time, how did major social change take place? , what fundamental features are common to most societies? , societal evolution. Historical data collection (a particular event of multiple events). Historical reality is socially constructed due to different theoretical positional taken. Historical realities can be compared and contrasted. Multi-level analysis: macro (social structures), meso (social institutions, e. g. , family, workforce), micro (individuals and interpersonal ties), linkage of the above. Social control (cracking down on the deviant population). Depending on the interpretation of the historical event. A researcher reconstructs what occurred in the past from the evidence: re-telling a story with a particular viewpoint. Quality of research depends on the survival of data from the past (e. g. letters and newspapers). Challenge of reading historical research: prior knowledge to the past event or other cultures. Primary sources: first-handed information, letters, diaries, newspapers, movies, novels.
