SOCI 2445 Lecture 6: Lecture 6_Oct 12

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 2445
• Professor: Darryl Davies

Document Summary

Lecture 6: the challenge of conducting research on deviance in society. Collect as (cid:373)u(cid:272)h i(cid:374)for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) as (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)ase so(cid:272)ial poli(cid:272)(cid:455) o(cid:374) o(cid:374)e opi(cid:374)io(cid:374), (cid:449)e (cid:374)eed a (cid:448)er(cid:455) large sample not small, small is not reliable or trustworthy: establishing relationships, apposition of information, researcher interest: In deviance studies, empathetic interactive approach is key to understanding ____ point of view. Looking at it through the eyes of someone who has experienced it, through the eyes of the victim. Weakest method of collecting information, especially from a scientific point of view. Have a bias which is built in how they do the world and the world around them. Drawing a sample, formulating concepts, identifying variables, hypotheses we want to test. We need to use some sort of instrument ex. Must be used by other researchers, must be repeated. A survey is where we develop a questionnaire, administer it and then ask the questions.