SOAN 2120 Study Guide - Final Guide: Random Assignment, Internal Validity, Design Issues
2 Feb 2016
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Where to observe: where the social events/activities occur. A case: a social relationship or activity; can have links to other social settings. Level of involvement: roles can fall along a continuum of degree of attachment, depends on negotiation with group members. Gatekeeper: someone with the authority to control access to a site. Planning: need for other plans if entry negotiations don"t remain stable. Negotiation: to develop trust, get info and reduce hostile relations. Disclosure: researcher must decide how much to reveal about them self during a projectlearning the. Presentation of self: can effect relations, dress appropriately, maybe to fit in with situation. Researcher as instrument: for measuring field data, there are 2 implications. 1: puts pressure on researcher to be alert. An attitude of strangeness: to notice ordinary details or looking at the ordinary through the eyes of a stranger (this helps the researcher overcome boredom of observing ordinary details)
