CRM 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Emic And Etic, Queer Theory, Post-Structuralism
27 Sep 2018
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Crm 310 lecture 2 notes - approaches to qualitative research. Qualitative research properly seeks answers to questions by examining various social setting and the individuals who inhabit these settings. Qualitative researchers are most interested in how humans arrange themselves and their settings and how inhabitants of these settings make sense of their surroundings (berg, 2008) Social meaning of actions, circumstances, experiences, situations, contexts. Meaning understood in terms of images, texts, etc. More in-depth understanding of human behaviours, perceptions, and experiences in terms of the meaning and significance to the subject (the emic vs. the etic) Not as simple as words vs. numbers: People will alter their behaviour in an artificial setting. How do you know that qualitative methods are appropriate. Are the conclusions drawn appropriate given the question, data, and. When we need a complex, detailed understanding of the issue. To explore and understand contexts and settings. When the topic is sensitive, taboo, or stigmatized.
