Weekk 8 Flashcards
how does the grounded theory differ from traditional social science research?
Rather than beginning with a hypothesis, the first step is data collection, through a variety of methods.
is the grounded theory inductive or deductive?
inductive
define open coding:
when you read through your data several times and then start to create tentative labels for chunks of data that summarize what you see happening
______ coding consists of identifying relationships among the open codes + answers the question: ______________.
Axial; What are the connections among the codes?
What is selective coding?
When you figure out the core variable that includes all of the data + reread the transcripts and selectively code any data that relates to the core variable you identified.
What is memo-ing?
the actual write-up of what is emerging from the data and the analysis
what does being FIT evaluate in the grounded theory?
does the theory fit the data?
what does PLAUSIBILITY evaluate in the grounded theory?
is the theory better than alternatives?
what does RELEVANCE evaluate in the grounded theory?
how does the theory contribute to body of knowledge?
who wrote Healer’s Tale, which followed 7 physicians in how they built their careers?
Sharon Kaufman
1 case, 1 time period:
historical EVENT research
1 case, many time periods:
historical PROCESS research
many cases, 1 time period:
cross-sectional comparative research
a study that looks at how all countries feel about infant mortality is an example of what kind of historical research?
cross-sectional comparative research
many cases, many time periods:
comparative historical research *most ambitious
if something comes straight from the source, the person who wrote it, it is considered __________ data.
archival
a type of data source that has one step in between the source and you is considered a ________ _______.
secondary source
records being kept for long periods of time are called:
running records
a data source in which people talk about their own stories is called a _________.
recollection
what are the four stages in qualitative historical research?
- research question
- choose cases
- examine similarities/differences between cases over time
- explain the phenomena
what is Mills method of agreement?
what they all have in common might cause the outcome
what is Mills method of difference?
different outcomes, different value in cause, agree on other variables
event-structure analysis:
when you have multiple situations, and you look at how they evolve step by step to see what elements are necessary for the event to occur
if you were to create a database of all the lynchings in different places + look at the factors that played into it, this would be an example of what kind of analysis?
event-structure analysis
