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Biographical Research (Preparing for Research (ETHICAL ISSUES (Rights of…
Biographical Research
Preparing for Research
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Select interviewees- Purposive Sampling, Secondary sources
Interviewing- Build rapport, have open-ended rather than leading qns
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Strengths and Weaknesses
(+) Depth of understanding, rich, unique data; not superficial
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(+) Qualitative, good for devt insights. Greater validity, compared to surveys and experiments
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ORAL HISTORY
A collection and study of historical info about indiv, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews
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(-) Oral histories provide no evidence from those who do not wish to discuss their pasts. (-) Leave out the senile or those who did not survive (-) Come only from those who have contacts with the interviewer
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WHAT IS IT?
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Collects and interprets the personal narrative, discourse, and story in order to understand the individual life within its social context
Main qn of interest- How people 'produce' a biography in different cultural contexts and social situations, and which conditions, rules, and patterns of construction can be observed in this process
Early Studies
Originated in the tradition of the interpretive paradigm (concerned with understanding subjective experiences of individuals) devt by Chicago School
Thomas and Znaniecki used hundreds of letters with stories and other life documents in their classical work The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, 1918-1920
The Polish Peasant demonstrates the power of individual story for laying bare the role of contextual factors in shaping their lives
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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Implicative, Informational
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NARRATIVE ANALYSIS
Herbert Mead's idea of the self stressed the significance of language, culture and non-verbal communication, with its focus on social interaction and reflection in the devt of the individual's sense of self
Not meant to describe phenomena objectively but rather, to connect phenomena and infuse them with interpretation
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INTERPRETIVE RESEARCH
Separate chronological story from experiences and meanings which interviewees provide. Devts psychoanalytic interpretation
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