SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Participant Observation
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Objectivity: ability to represent the object of study accurately regardless of personal values or beliefs. Value neutrality: researcher"s personal beliefs do not interfere. Replication: repetition of a previous study using different sample or population to verify or refute results. Survey research vs fieldwork vs experiments vs usage of existing data (research methods: survey research- use of a survey tool with a group of people to determine characteristics, opinions, and behaviors. Questions written carefully to avoid bias: field work- in-depth, often extended study to describe and analyze a group or community.
