SOC 232 Lecture Notes - Thick Description
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This is called respondent (member) validation, but there are concerns: The people studied may become defensive and try to censor the research. The people studied may not give genuine feedback on what the researcher produced, but may instead try to please the researcher. The people studied may not have the expertise to provide meaningful. Thick" description helps to determine whether transferability is possible. Provides enough information (database) in order to determine whether or not the findings are transferable to other milieu. Auditing" is sometimes done wherein peers review the research and procedures to see if the study is dependable. May be time consuming and expensive because of the amount of data gathered in a qualitative research project. Probing beneath the surface" of social behaviour. Seeing through the eyes of the people studied. Behaviour that may seem odd or irrational may become more understandable if the context is described.
