SOC 101W Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Personal Relationships, Emic And Etic
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Not just a data collecting activity but a theory-generating activity. Attempt to make sense out of an ongoing process that cannot be predicted in advance. How comprehensive a perspective it can give researchers. Research topics and social studies that appear to defy simple quantification. Well suited to the study of social processes over time. For the study of those attitudes and behaviors best understood within their natural setting, as opposed to the somewhat artificial settings of experiments and surveys. Campus demonstrations, courtroom proceedings, labor negotiations, public hearings, or similar events taking place within a relatively limited area and time. Various kinds of behavior, such as taking or reading a book. A variety of events such as divorce, crime, and illness. The analysis of the positions people occupy and the behavior associated with those positions - occupations, family roles, ethnic groups. Behavior appropriate to pairs or sets of roles - mother-son relationships, friendships, and the like.
