SOCIOL 211G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Participant Observation, Dependent And Independent Variables, Ethnography
10 Oct 2017
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Lecture 5 symbols are a component of interactionism stability is component of functionalism. Power is a component of conflict perspective. Scientific method systematic, organized steps for objectivity and consistency to research problem. Develop conclusion choose research design collect/ analyze data ideas for more research. Data collected from responses to series of questions and presented quantitatively sample size. Nonresponse rates forms, wording, and context of questions matter contextualizing results compare to other surveys compare across time (longitudinal) limitations: can be expensive + time consuming. Ethnography systematic, long-term data gathering interested in patterns. Participation/ participant observation interview (formal and informal) Allows me to study behaviors and communities that can t really be investigated limitations: labor-intensive data collection. Artificially created situation that allow researchers to manipulate variables theory testing. Usually previously collected data for new analysis census data crime statistics. Birth, death, marriage, divorce, health statistics cost effective limited to data collected for another purpose. Extent to which measure produces consistent results validity.
