CHYS 2P51 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Thick Description, Pearson Education, Group Dynamics

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Chys 2p51: qualitative research methods in child and youth studies. Lecture on qualitative research and specific qualitative research approaches. Lecture on examples of qualitative research and born into brothels (part i). personal. Lecture on qualitative research continued, research ethics, and born into brothels (part ii) . Scientific researchers may be primarily interested in individuals and their so-called life-worlds. In the case of life-worlds, researchers focus on naturally emerging languages and the meanings individuals assign to experience. Life-worlds include emotions, motivations, symbols, and their meanings, empathy, and other subjective aspects associated with naturally evolving lives of individuals and groups. These elements may also represent their behavioural routines, experiences, and various conditions affecting these usual routines or natural settings. Many of these elements are directly observable and as such may be viewed as objectively measurable data. Argues that research must occur before theory can be developed.