Methodology: This chapter aims to map out the methodological fundamentals‚ creating the basis for data collection and the framework of the analysis. The chapter starts off with the chosen methodology being presented and justified. Next‚ the research methods for data collection are discussed‚ following a presentation of how the chosen methods were carried out and how the findings were interpreted in the analysis. Lastly‚ the chapter addresses the quality of the research as well as the objectivity
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What makes ethnography distinctive as a research methodology compare to other approaches to study social deviance? Ethnographies of deviant behavior are one of the most popular within the sociological genre. It identifies studies that involves ‘personal observation‚ interaction‚ and experience (as) the only way to acquire accurate knowledge about deviant behaviour’ (Adler‚ 1985:11) Ethnography requires having a input to various fields such as anthropology‚ sociology and criminology in order to
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What is social science? Mills: Sociological Imagination To perceive personal troubles of milieu as “public issues of social structure” “Quality of mind that will help them to use information and develop reason in order to achieve lucid summations of what is going on in the world and what may be happening within themselves” Science as a way of knowing Social science is the scientific study of society and social relations Science is a method of inquiry‚ which appeared during the Enlightenment
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Introduction: Before joining my Masters in Business administration‚ I have done few researches at my working places‚ not knowing that there are some many methods‚ approaches‚ etc. Thanks to Dr. Stephen Sommerville‚ for teaching me to do research in the professional way. Let my first research be the critical review of my own positionality i.e. who am I to me and in the others point of view? Does my positionality affect the research works I took or will take? Sitting back and thinking about
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The Layers of Research Design Introduction: The purpose of doing research is mostly to answer a question or to solve a problem. The research work is started by identifying what type of data is needed and sources of obtaining this data. There are a number of data collection techniques such as questionnaires‚ interviews and personal observation. Besides all these sources secondary data can also be used. The final decision about overall research design is represented by selection of technique(s) used
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Chapter objectives After reading this chapter you will be able to: •• •• •• •• •• Distinguish between ontology and epistemology in research. Distinguish between inductive and deductive methods. Explain the different perspectives taken by positivism and interpretivism. Describe the different research methodologies and the conditions for their selection. Distinguish between exploratory‚ descriptive‚ explanatory and interpretative research studies. We saw in Chapter 1 that the research process requires
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in two main ways‚ positivism and interpretivism. ‘For many observers‚ this diversity is a sign of chronic intellectual failure and as an indication of the chaotic state into which the subject has fallen and cannot escape’ (Scott‚ J. 2011. P. 1)‚ however‚ a social researcher may argue that the differences in how research is conducted leads to a broader and more rounded understanding of the social world‚ even if they may maintain that their chosen method is correct. Positivism is the approach which
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1.Introduction The previous research paper was based on an analysis of how hip-hop music videos portrayed violence. It was a qualitative research paper as different aspects of violence were explored and explained in great detail in relation to the every day lives of hip-hop and non hip-hop fans. The paper also explained what brought Hip-hop about and what it was created to fulfill in the music industry. American RnB and Hip-hop artist Rihanna‚ was used as an example throughout the research paper
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knowledge and the scepticism to different knowledge in particular positivism. This is a chart which can follow the principle of that: [pic] In this theory‚ it includes positivism and interpretivism. Positivism includes application of natural science methods to social science research; phenomenalism; deductivism; inductivism; objective‚ value-free researcher; distinction between scientific and normative statements. "Interpretivism is predicated upon the view that a strategy is required that respects
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factors that influence a sociologist’s choice of research method depend on two different theoretical approaches to the study of society; positivism and interpretivism. Positivism is an approach in sociology that believes society can be studied using similar scientific techniques to those used in the natural sciences‚ such as physics‚ biology and chemistry. Interpretivism is an approach emphasizing that people have consciousness involving personal beliefs‚ values and interpretations that influence the
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