UNIT 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
qualitative research
- Explores meanings, experiences, and concepts
- The purpose is to understand how and why a phenomenon occurs.
- non-numerical data
- Research Approach is Exploratory, inductive
- small, non-random sampling(purposive sampling)
quantitative research def
- Measures variables using numerical data
- numerical data
- The research approach is confirmatory and deductive.
- The purpose is how much and how often.
- large, random sampling
method is a
specific techniques or tools used to collect or analyze data
methodology is
The overall strategy, logic, and rationale behind your research approach(method is part of it)
phenomenology is a philosophical movement of 20s
primary objective of which is the direct investigation and description of phenomena as consciously experienced.
ethnomethodology’s is
a sociological approach, pioneered by Harold Garfinkel, that focuses on how people create and maintain social order in their everyday lives using common sense reasoning, practices, and language
Epistemology is the branch of
philosophy that examines the nature, origin, and limits of knowledge. Also called “theory of knowledge
ontology
branch of metaphysics dealing with the Existence of being, why something exists, and what is its origin, how it works,
What is its material
metaphysics
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality
steps in qualitative research
- Acknowledge social self
- Adopt a perspective
- Design study
- Collect data
- Analyze data
- Interpret data
- Inform others
subjective vs objective
Subjective judgments are based on personal feelings and opinions, while objective judgments are based on verifiable facts and evidence
pilot testing
Pilot testing involves a small-scale trial run of a research study, product, or software to assess its feasibility, identify potential issues, and refine the design before full-scale implementation
In qualitative research, ——–is main focus.
subjectivity.
meaning (Stagnation) of culture
not flowing or moving
geographical determinism
Geographical determinism is the theory that geographical conditions primarily shape human society and culture. It posits that the environment, including climate, terrain, and natural resources, is the dominant factor influencing human actions, social development, and cultural evolution.
agricultural, non-nomadic
cultures seem to emphasize
responsibility, obedience, compliance(act by a wish or command)
nomadic cultures often emphasize
independence, resourcefulness
From the Gestalt point of view, behavior is rooted in ——-
processes; it is determined not by stimuli, but from ——— of those stimulus
cognitive processes, perception
reminiscent
tending to remind one of something.
ambivalent
mixed feeling
