CMNS 262 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sample Size Determination, Mass Society, Cultural Studies
27 Oct 2017
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Documentary research: historical background (mcculloch, 2004: early 20th century, e(cid:373)erge(cid:374)ce of (cid:862)(cid:373)ass society(cid:863, new transportation and communication systems, literacy, documentation of private and public lives, use of documents in social research. Interviews and observations became more popular: but only by looking at the documents can know the past. Documentary research today: supplemental: documentary research is used for triangulation (verification of facts gathered by other means, figuring out the context (policy/legal framework, cultural/historical context) Justifying further research (gap in existing documents: primary research: documentary research for, historical analysis, meta-analysis of prior works (cid:894)(cid:863)study of studies(cid:863)(cid:895, the study of power. Types of documents: primary, diaries, speeches, letters, minutes. Interviews: autobiographies, official records, work of art (poetry, drama, music, film, artifact (pottery, jewelry, clothing, buildings, secondary, biographies, monographs, text books and books. Journal articles: newspaper and magazine articles, encyclopedias, wikipedia, government reports. Documentary research in cmns: political economy, ownership structure, media monopoly, financing, media networks, advertising, government influence, cultural studies, cultural formations, subcultures.
