SOCB05H3 Chapter 11: Chapter 11
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Topics appropriate to qualitative field research: qualitative research analyzes the context of the issue you are researching, so it gives a better understanding of the issue. Field research is especially appropriate to the study of those attitudes and behaviors best understood within their natural setting: good places to apply field research methods is on campus, court rooms. Case study design: a case study is conducted when the social researcher focuses attention on a single instance of social phenomena like a town, an industry, a community or an organization or a person. Observing outlaw bikers: daniel wolf (1990) wanted to study a motorcycle club. He became so associated with the rebels that his role as a researcher became increasingly problematic because he started to consider them as his friends. However, he completed his research with the cooperation of the club. Grounded theory: originated from the collaboration of barney glaser and anslem.
