PS398 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Verstehen, Emic And Etic, Interpersonal Communication
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Several scenarios (neither mutually exclusive nor exhaustive, but common arguments: exploring a topic about which little is known. Especially from the inside perspective: pursuing a topic of sensitivity and emotional depth. Standardized, numerical rating would be inappropriate or insensitive. Behaviours considered taboo or stigmatized: wish to capture the lived experience . From the perspectives of those who live it and create meaning from it. When researchers sek verstehen (deep understanding), they pursue studies that are emic (focused on insider point of view) rather than etic (outsider"s perspective) Studies of the lives of older homeless women. Dangers surrounding military nurses working in war zone etc: wish to get inside the black box of practice, programs, and interventions. Methods are a natural fit with formative evaluation given their capacity to identify unforeseen effects of a new program that may hamper or pave the way to its implementation.
