POSTMODERN METHODOLOGY

POSTMODERN METHODOLOGY

1. pomo challenge entrie basis existing research methodologies, question poss making definitive statements/generalisations about soc world, claim facts and knowledge gained sociologists/other researchers one way constructing/making sense world - all views equally valid, no single truth to describe world

2. Lyotard all knowledge 'story-telling' no way distinguishing true/untrue stories, some pomo concerned revealing contradictions other soc theories, using tech deconstruction others support use pomo ethnography - collection diff peoples stories, Tyler argues ethnographies should be used record viewpoints of many diff people in soc - researcher requires no special skills to interpret accounts - simply librarian collecting stories

3. critics argue pomo too relativistic, ethnography similar to fiction no special claim describe world/how useful it is, Anesson pomo methodology used refine trad methodology - doesnt need be used to reject it, believes can't take interview results face value - people's stated belief challenenged se if true via ethnography, enables researcher gather best data can without seeing results as absolute truth

4. Ferrell suggests crime increasingly framed be media, although majority people not exp serious crime percption of crime and impact derived via media images, Ferrell calls this cultural criminology, explores way c&d increasingly defined by media - certain cultural forms criminalised