Secondary Data Research Methods: Thomas and Znaniecki Flashcards
(9 cards)
What did Thomas and Znaniecki study?
How much family connections immigrants to the US maintained
How many pages of their findings were made by Thomas and Znaneicki?
2200 pages
What incentive did Thomas and Znaneicki use to get personal documents?
They offered a cash incentive
What was an issue with the cash incentive sometimes?
It was not always enough for people to give away personal documents
Name something which was talked about in letters
Alcoholism
Why had some letters Thomas and Znaneicki observed likely not have been written by the sender?
They could not write
How many letters did the researchers obtain?
760
Why is the data allow them to gain verstehen?? Is it P, E or T?
They could see how participants viewed the world in their letters. Theoretical strength.
Why is the data potentially not valid?
If some letters were not written by the sender they are not accurate to how the sender writes
