Unit 10: Field Research

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Across
  1. 3. A type of coding in grounded theory that is based on the original conceptualization of the qualitative evidence into meaningful categories.
  2. 5. A focused, detailed investigation of a single instance of some social phenomenon like a town, an industry, a community, an organization, or a person.
  3. 8. An element of social life appropriate to field research that refers to various kinds of habitual behaviour such as talking.
  4. 10. ______________ sampling in grounded theory is the selection of cases based on illustrative, theoretical relevance.
  5. 11. ___________ ethnography is a research technique that uses the personal experiences of individuals (especially women and other marginalized groups) to uncover the power relations that structure and govern their experiences.
  6. 14. A term in which researchers are enabled to come as close as possible to understand the perspectives and actions of participants, and join them at least temporarily. (two-words)
  7. 16. A type of coding in grounded theory that is based on the re-examination in order to search for conceptual refinements and connections.
  8. 17. ___________ form of inquiry is based on the personal meanings of individuals’ experiences and actions that are examined in the context of their social environment.
  9. 18. A type of coding in grounded theory that is based on the search for conceptual themes that link the conceptualized evidence into an integrated narrative.
  10. 20. A term in which researchers should always treat the beliefs of those studying with respect rather than objects of ridicule. (two-words)
  11. 21. Field research tends to have less ________________ compared to survey and experimental methods in that often your findings are not generalizable.
  12. 22. The change in attitudes and behavior that may result when people know they are being observed. (two-words)
  13. 23. An inductive approach to social research that attempts to derive theory from an analysis of the patterns, themes, and common categories discovered in observational data. (two-words)
Down
  1. 1. Qualitative evidence in the form of observations, experiences, and interpretations recorded during an ethnographic study. (two-words)
  2. 2. An element of social life appropriate to field research that refers to the analysis of the positions people occupy and the behavior associated with those positions.
  3. 4. Participant ___________ is sometimes used by researchers to describe their method as opposed to field research, but this term need not mean that researchers actively participated in what they studied, though it typically does indicate that they studied it directly at the scene of the action.
  4. 6. ___________ ____________ method is a research technique that uses case study observations to discover flaws in and to improve existing social theories. (two-words)
  5. 7. __________ ___________ research is an approach to social research where the researcher serves (two-words)
  6. 9. An element of social life appropriate to field research that refers to two or more people meeting and interacting in immediate proximity with one another – such as a riot or a sporting event.
  7. 12. An element of social life appropriate to field research that refers to formal places such as hospitals or schools.
  8. 13. Field research tends to have greater _____________ compared to survey and experimental methods in that you are more likely to be measuring what you’re supposed to be measuring.
  9. 15. A term that generally refers to a report on social life that focuses on detailed and accurate description, rather than explanation; it can also refer to data collected in the natural setting, while for others, it refers to naturalistic observation and holistic understandings of cultures or subcultures.
  10. 19. An element of social life appropriate to field research that refers to a specific moment in ones life such as a reaction to loss of a loved one through suicide.