Chapter 2: Socio Research Flashcards
Empirical Evidence
comes from direct experience, scientific experimentation
Meta-Analysis
results of virtually all previous studies on a subject are evaluated
Reliability
how likely research results are to be replicated if the study if reproduced
Validity
how well the study measures what it was designed to
Operational Definition
define each variable in terms of steps it takes to measure, observable condition
Interpretive Framework/Perspective
seeks to understand world from the POV of participants, descriptive
Participant Observation
researchers join people in routine activities to observe them (become waitress)
Ethnography
immersion of the researcher in natural setting of an entire social community to observe their life
Institutional Ethnography
focus on everday concrete social relationships (women’s experiences and power structures)
Hawthorne Effect
people change their behavior because they know they are being watched
Content Analysis
system approach to record infor
Value Neutrality
having no bias during course of study and in results
