Sociology 2206A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Participant Observation, Ethnography, Univariate Analysis

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2206A/B
• Professor: Stephen Lin

Document Summary

See the midterm exam review sheet pay attention to the key points only. Meaning of duplication and interrelatedness in writing the literature review. Qualitative interviewing & field research (chapter 12 & 13) Partnership between the researcher and the study participants. Non-reactive quantitative research & secondary data analysis (chapter 10) Types of non-reactive measurement (unobtrusive research) naturalistic observation, content analysis, historical-comparative research. Element of content analysis (manifest content vs. latent content) Social construction of reality through language or theoretical orientations. The process of choosing a research topic (e. g. , background reading, narrowing the topic) Property of spss (variable view, data view, output view, syntax) Functions of spss (recoding, selecting cases, frequency tables, bi-variate crosstabs) The balance between protecting the well-being of study participants and knowledge advancement. Informed consent (when to use, when to be waived) Quantitative & qualitative data analysis (chapter 11 & 15) Univariate analysis (frequency table, measures of central tendency, measures of variations)