SOC204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Whistle Rymes, Lab Report
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In the same way that your respondent told you a story about their experiences, your aim to weave together multiple stories about what attractiveness looks like for your respondent and others in data set. Taking together the respondent"s answers and trying to determine their sociological significance to the research question we are asking. Your data (interview transcript) will allow you to do much more than simply summarize/recall your respondent"s experience. If you are aiming for scientific writing, you may also advance theory and conceptualization based on patterns that arise. Have a better understanding of how the world works. Find new ways to organize, understand, and examine social phenomenon in the world. Consider your respondent"s answers to see if they tell you something more than your original question (research question) You will identify and develop a central theme from the interview and explore its breadth and depth.
