ASOC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Defocus Aberration, Ethnomethodology, Body Language
4 Jun 2017
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* ethnography ethno real people graphy to write about/describe. * social interaction is ever changing you the research need to be flexible. * how to uncover implicit and explicit meaning in situations/behaviors. * can lead to better understanding/communication or misunderstanding and lack of communication. * not constructed or structured as with experiments and surveys. * be flexible situations can be ever changing. * get organized this is about you the researcher understand how your experience and background motivates and guides the research. * rehearse skills and build background you"re the outsider and you need to understand insiders . * select a site this isn"t just look in a directory and find a location! research steps. * open and public sites versus closed private sites. * gatekeepers schools, businesses, churches generally non-public spaces. * gaining access this isn"t about opening the door and entering. * assume a social role - the social role versus the researcher .
