qualitative studies Flashcards
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Overt non participant observation
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Ofsted
2
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Overt participant observation
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Venkatesh Gang Leader for a Day - gangs in US Chicago housing projects (he was kidnapped)
3
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Covert participant observation
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Laud Humphreys, Tea Room Trade - gay men having sex in bathrooms, research on whether they were ‘depraved’ or not
4
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Semi-structured/unstructured interviews
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Dobash and Dobash - domestic violence against wives
5
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Focus groups
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Willis, laddism - group of 12 boys (also used unstructured interviews)
6
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Life documents
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- Holocaust documents like Anne Frank’s diary
- Douglas - analysis of suicide notes to investigate how individuals give meaning to their suicide
