SOC 302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Institute Of Historical Research
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36-47: asking and answering sociological questions today: research. Methods: ethnography - firsthand study of people using. Participant observation - method of research in which research takes part in the activities of the group or community being studied. Ethnographer must justify presence to the group they study. For a while, hazards and problems that occurred were excluded, but now field workers are starting to include them. Ethnographers are started to include themselves more in their research a. v. Provides good information on the behavior of people in groups, etc and how they understand their own behavior a. v. 2. a. v. 3. Depends on how well the researcher is trusted by the group a. v. 4. Being too close to the group can lead to loss of purpose of research or being too involved to where they affect it too much a. v. 5. Involves problems of generalization: surveys - method in which questionnaires are administered to the population being studied b. i. b. ii.
