GGR271H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Mass Media, Multivariate Analysis, Subgroup Analysis
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Document: photos: anything that can be read (including visual materials such as, was not produced specifically for the purpose of social research, subjects don"t know that they are being studied removes a. Unobtrusive and non-reactive common threat to the validity of the data. Rigorous criterial of documents: authenticity, credibility, representativeness, meaning. Life history or biographical method: primary sources of data or. Authenticity: did the purported author of the letter of diary the real. Representativeness: low literacy in the past leads to. Meaning: difficulties in deciphering messages and abbreviations. Potential to reveal important information about families. Photos often taken during ceremonial moments like weddings. 3 types of home photograph: finery: idealization formal portrait of a wedding party of family in, natural portrayal informal snapshot capturing action as it, demystification deypicting subject in an atypical, often happens embarrassing situation. What did the photographer want to portray? ordered.
