Sociology 2206A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 14: Institute Of Historical Research, Discourse Analysis, Social Stratification
11 Jan 2018
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Research questions appropriate for historical research: historical researchers have addressed the questions of how major social institutions, like medicine, have developed and changed over 2 centuries. In extremist interpretive approach, each social setting is unique and comparisons are impossible. In both, the researcher is immersed into data to gain empathic understanding of events and people: both capture subjective feeling and note how everyday behaviors signify important social meaning, both field and historical research use the grounded theory. Theory usually emerges during the process of data collection. Integrates micro and macro levels by describing each and linking them to each other. Investigate past context for sequence and comparison: each period has unique causal processes, meaning systems and social relations. Important to carefully craft evidence and explanations of historical research. Internal criticism: establish credibility by determining their accuracy as an account of what occurred (evaluate if what was recorded was based on what author directly witnessed or if its secondhand information)
