SOAN 3070 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Serendipity, Good Governance, Participatory Action Research
10 Apr 2013
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Week 1 tues jan 8/ thurs jan 10 ch. 1. Qualitative methodology: looking for themes in words/experiences of research participants (how develop theory) focus on depth (smaller #s of ppl, but detailed info that has depth) but can reflect social biases. Quant: focus on breadth (large #s, little depth) Thick description: a thick, complicated description of things, events, not a quick, surface, thin description. Social constructionism: sociologists" knowledge about social life involves understanding the meaning interaction has for participants and realizing analysis is made from a perspective informing the analysis. Positivism: w good research design& methods, can achieve what want to see objectively & any person sees too. Be able to generalize from sample studied to whole popn (inductive general to specific) Reliability: diff researchers come to same conclusions (objective reality to be found) Validity: info on social world aspect and is compelling. Institutional ethnography: starts w model of relations of subordination in contemporary capitalist society.
