Flashcards
Key Words Term 2
Cards in this deck (38)
- 1Qualitative SensibilityAn interest in process & meaning over cause and effect, a critical & questioning approach to life and knowledge. The ability to reflect upon your cultural membership to become a cultural commentator. The development of a double-consciousness. Reflexivity & Good interactional skills.
- 2Qualitative In-depth InterviewUncovers in-depth insights from participants’ perspective. Knowledge is constructed through the interaction between interviewer & interviewee. Relies on rapport & the craft of the interviewer. Ideally conducted face-to-face but telephone, email & online variants are possible.. Guided by a loose list of topics but should follow up unexpected leads & probe for details.
- 3Focus Group6-10 people discuss a shared topic of interest, it's history is in audience research & marketing. Good for obtaining wide range of views & unpacking the dimensions of a topic. Can study how people interact with one another, mimics ‘real-life’. Results may be more realistic or naturalistic than in an interview. Issues are debated & justified; new issues can be identified. Good for investigating how groups influence each other.
- 4EthnographyDetailed description. Naturalistic – carried out in a real setting. Extended periods of study, immersion in the setting. Looking at the difference between what people say they do & what they actually do. Discovering & exploring the symbolic world of others. Uses a variety of methods.
- 5Participant ObservationAn investigator (participant observer) studies the life of a group by sharing in its activities.
- 6Covert ResearchCovert means that although the people you are observing may or may not know you are there, they do not know you are observing their behaviour or studying them
- 7Overt ResearchOvert means that the people you are observing know you are a researcher and are watching what they are doing.
- 8Participate Theatre MethodsIt shows how marginalized groups can engage in social transformations. Through this, the participants constitute themselves as political subjects, challenging the ways in which hegemonic understandings of citizenship view them as marginal, this is an important aspect of democratization.
- 9NetnographyNetnography refers to the adaptation of ethnography for digital communication & interactions
- 10Trace Data/Big DataBig data - so large, complex & variable that the tools required to understand them must first be invented. Trace data - collected passively as a result of an individual’s interaction with computer systems, great detail & massive in size.
- 11Mixed MethodsIt involves the collection & analysis of both qualitative & quantitative data in response to research questions or hypotheses. The two forms of data are integrated in the design analysis.
- 12PragmatismAn approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application
- 13Convergent Parallel Research DesignCollects both quantitative & qualitative data, analyzes them separately, & then compares the results to see if the findings confirm or disconfirm each other
- 14Explanatory Sequential Research DesignAppeals to strong quantitative background & involves a two-phase project with the collection of quantitative data in the first phase, & qualitative data to help explain initial quantitative results
- 15Exploratory Sequential Research DesignStart with a qualitative phase first followed by a quantitative phase, for example the explanatory sequential approach, the second database builds on the results of the initial database.
- 16VariableAn image, perception or concept that is capable of measurement & taking on different values (a concept that can be measured).
- 17Independent VariableA variable that causes another, predicts an outcome.
- 18Dependent VariableA variable that is affected by the independent variable.
- 19Categorical Variables (Nominal, Ordinal & Dichotomous)Ordinal - categories can be ranked, but unequal distances between them (level of education). Nominal - qualitatively different categories that cannot be ranked (ethnic group). Dichotomous - only two categories.
- 20Continuous Variables (Interval & Ratio)Regular distances between all categories in range (age, income)
- 21Frequency DistributionA statistical procedure that groups respondents into the subcategories in which a variable has been measured or coded
- 22ModeMost frequently occurring value.
- 23MeanSum all values in distribution, then divide by total number of values.
- 24MedianMiddle point within entire range of values, not distorted by outliers.
- 25Standard DeviationThe average amount of variation around the mean, reducing the impact of extreme values (outliers).
- 26RangeThe difference between the minimum and maximum values in a sample.
- 27TableA set of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns.
- 28HistogramA diagram consisting of rectangles whose area is proportional to the frequency of a variable and whose width is equal to the class interval.
- 29Bar chartA diagram in which the numerical values of variables are represented by the height or length of lines or rectangles of equal width.
- 30ScatterplotA graph in which the values of two variables are plotted along two axes, the pattern of the resulting points revealing any correlation present.
- 31InfographicGraphic visual representations of data which are designed to communicate information quickly and clearly.
- 32Authorial authorityWhat is your argument? Is it persuasive? Do you present research in the first or third person? How reflexive should your reporting be? Are all used to display your authorial voice
- 33Displaying diversityAchieved by typologies & including extracts from your data.
- 34Quasi-numerical statementsHighlights that one view was dominant or rare.
- 35Audit trailA record of the changes that have been made to a database or file.
- 36Verbatim quotationsAn exact quote without changing the wording.
- 37The social life of methodsMethods are social because they are constituted by the social world of which they are a part. They are designed for a purpose, build on existing knowledge, & advocated for by different actors.
- 38PerformativityMethods are performative of the social & help to constitute the social world. They represent particular versions of the world, these representations are acted upon and shape the world in their image. It builds on science & technology.
Information
- Description
- Researching Social Life I Yr 1 Flashcards on Key Words Term 2, created by Miss Rogers on 30/01/2018.
- Created by
- Miss Rogers
- Views
- 0
- Rating