Final

Question 1

What are you doing in qualitative interviewing

Answer 1

Inductive, interpretist&constructionist
Look for themes that emerge
Ask people questions instead of observing

Question 2

Field Notes

Answer 2

Detailed summaries of events and behaviors, research reflections, and document patterns of behavior

• not done to test hypothesis or viewed as an end note
• Medical examiners treat suicide as the dispreferred cause of death
• Lareau study used field notes in medical examiner study
• suicide must be positively proven, 51% rule

Question 3

Ground theory

Answer 3

Instead of coming up with theories, grounding it from notes

-The way ethnographers think of induction

Question 4

Research Strategy

Answer 4

Differs in connection to theory
epistemological (interpretivist)
Ontological (collectivist)

Question 5

Theoretical Saturation

Answer 5

The point at which you stop taking notes

- you aren’t learning anything new

Question 6

Triangulation

Answer 6

Using mixed methods lets you get at the content or idea in a much better way

Question 7

Purposive sampling

Answer 7

Strategically choosing units to answer research questions

Question 8

Rodney king video
how did the defense use it
and what is that called

Answer 8

Conversation analysis
cut it into sections
-police behavior as a method: escalation, de-escalation, assessment

Question 9

What has conversation analysis found about turn taking

Answer 9

People take turns in conversation

people start talking before turn is over

Question 10

CA as a method

Answer 10

Methodology: conversation analysis

• inductive approach
• focusing on rules
• deviant cases that are exceptions to rules

Question 11

ethnography

Answer 11

To understand members in a social setting
observe and ask questions
Immersed in a social setting for an extended period of time

Question 12

Closed setting vs open setting

Answer 12

non-public organizations vs parks, streets

Question 13

Covert research vs overt research

Answer 13

covert disadvantages-cant take notes

-overt- people are suspicious and worried youll disclose information

Question 14

Temmerman’s suicide study

Answer 14

Has to be self-inflicted
Has to be intentional
hard to classify
51% rule

Question 15

Structured vs. qualitative interview

Answer 15

structured- designed to answer set research questions

qualitative interview- emphasis on formulating research ideas, rambling encouraged

Question 16

Interview guide

Answer 16

lists topics/questions to be covered

less strict/more flexible than interview schedule

Question 17

theoretical sampling

Answer 17

choosing cases based on what is going on

a type of purposive

Question 18

probability sample

Answer 18

a sample chosen randomly

Question 19

types of questions in interviews

Answer 19

1. introducing questions
2. follow up questions
3. probing questions
4. direct questions
5. indirect questions

Question 20

Parents experiences with anorexic kids

Answer 20

?- how do parents cope when kids have anorexia?
semi-structed qualitative interviews
results- parents and others were slow to recognize disease, hard time managing
implications-parents need more support

Question 21

Lareau

Answer 21

?- Through what mechanisms do parents transmit advantages to their children
methods- ethnographic observation and interviews
-sampling- non-prob purposive with some randomness (every 3rd fam)
results-families vary by class (not race) in organization of family life

Question 22

Latino immigrant study

Answer 22

?-What are the self medication techniques among latinos?
method- focus groups of 6-7 people in spanish (less inhibited)
-convenience sample
analysis-researcher grouped participants statements based on similarities and differences
results-barriers in healthcare make it difficult to access healthcare, cultural norms favor self medication, self care is acceptable, self prescribing was common and doable

Question 23

Heritage Study

Answer 23

Does asking patients about additional concerns using a different word
methods-experimental manipulation, CA, survey
sampling- non-probability
results- using the word some reduced unmet concerns by 78%

Question 24

Physician antibiotic prescription

Answer 24

If a doctor perceives a parent to expect antibiotics, they are more likely to prescribe it even if its a viral infection
?-what makes them do this?
-purposive sample
-not overt parent demands, presentation influences MD behavior, qualitative evidence

Question 25

Homework study- How do families transmit advantages to their children?

Answer 25

non probability, purposive observation

results-not by race, but by organization of daily life

Question 26

Offset

Answer 26

Using one research strategy to offset the weaknesses of another
-mixed-method

Question 27

completeness

Answer 27

Using two strategies to be more comprehensive

-mixed method

Question 28

Explanation

Answer 28

Using one method to explain the findings of the other

-mixed method

Question 29

Sampling

Answer 29

Using quantitative methids to identify people for qualitative study
-mixed method

Question 30

Utility

Answer 30

Using two strategies in order to speak to policy people or practitioners

• try to quantify
• mixed method