Monday, May 11, 2009
chapter 13 question 1
The most interesting research methodology seems lilke it would be ethnography where one observes behavior in its natural setting. I think it provides the most stimulating and interesting research possibilities. For example, ethnographers like Zora Neale Hurston was able to study the population of African Americans in Florida around the time of the Depression. While she's mostly known as an author, she was also an ethnographer. Other ethnographers have gone overseas to study primitive cultures which is also interesting. If I wanted to study some aspect of deception I might try and and use a survey with close ended questions and pose the following question: why do you think people commit identity theft? The group of people I would focus on would be individuals convicted of identity theft.
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Hi NYP!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on blog! I'm glad to see that methodology interests you and I see how you compare it with ethnography. I also enjoyed your example of African Americans in Florida. The reason why I chose ethnography to be the most interesting to me is because I can write from my own personal experiences. I enjoy being able to talk from my own point of view because it shows how much I understand the material I am going over. I was always taught that personal experiences are the best examples that you could ever use. It may be boring at times, but it's what got me an A on my final debate this semester!
I think that most of us in the class agree that ethnography would be the most interesting method of research. I have never heard of Zora Neale Hurston so of course I had to google her. It mostly notes her accomplishments as an author but when you read some of the abstracts of her work it can be interpreted as ethnography. I also have to comment on your question. I have been a victim of identity theft and that is a very good question but I don’t see how it can be close ended. There are so many different answers that can be given, although I am sure there are similarities. I guess if you were doing a quantitative study that question would work.
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