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š§ UNIT III: LEVEL OF ANALYSIS OF THE OBJECT OF STUDY - Coggle Diagram
š§ UNIT III: LEVEL OF ANALYSIS OF THE OBJECT OF STUDY
šæ 1ļøā£ Cultural perspective and symbolic dimensions
The cultural perspective helps understand the meanings and representations that individuals build about reality.
š¹ Cultural perspective:ā Interpretation of meaningsā Influence of cultureā Social and historical contextsā Construction of identities
š¹ Symbolic dimensions:ā Discourses and narrativesā Beliefs and valuesā Languages and representationsā Social imaginaries
š¹ Methodologies:ā Open interviewsā Participant observationā Discourse analysisā Ethnography
š¹ Importance:ā Contextual understandingā Respect for cultural diversityā Deep interpretationā Visibility of social realities
šæ 2ļøā£ Historical and territorial contextualization of the phenomenon
Historical and territorial contextualization places the phenomenon within a specific space and time.
š¹ Historical contextualization:ā Background of the phenomenonā Social transformationsā Political and educational changesā Historical evolution
š¹ Territorial dimension:ā Social spacesā Community dynamicsā Territorial inequalitiesā Local identities
š¹ Functions:ā Understand the contextā Analyze social conditionsā Identify historical influencesā Relate territory and reality
š¹ Importance:ā Avoids decontextualized analysisā Strengthens interpretationā Recognizes inequalitiesā Promotes situated knowledge
šæ 3ļøā£ Identification of social actors and their interactions
Social actors actively participate in the construction and transformation of social phenomena.
š¹ Social actors:ā Individuals and groupsā Institutions and organizationsā Community participationā Social roles
š¹ Interactions:ā Power relationshipsā Cooperation and conflictā Social communicationā Decision-making
š¹ Characteristics:ā Diversity of interestsā Changing dynamicsā Complex social relationshipsā Contextual influence
š¹ Methodologies:ā Interviewsā Focus groupsā Participant observationā Social network analysis
šæ 4ļøā£ Approach to reality through observation or documents
Observation and document analysis help understand reality from the empirical context.
š¹ Observation:ā Recording practicesā Interpretation of behaviorsā Participant observationā Environmental analysis
š¹ Document analysis:ā Review of documentsā Interpretation of discoursesā Critical analysisā Historical reconstruction
š¹ Tools:ā Field notesā Observation journalsā Institutional recordsā Written materials
š¹ Importance:ā Understanding realityā Theory-practice relationshipā Identification of meaningsā Analytical depth
šæ 5ļøā£ Construction of units and criteria of analysis
Units and criteria of analysis organize and interpret the collected information.
š¹ Units of analysis:ā People and groupsā Discourses and practicesā Institutions and eventsā Observed situations
š¹ Criteria of analysis:ā Thematic categoriesā Interpretative dimensionsā Study variablesā Conceptual organization
š¹ Functions:ā Classification of informationā Relationship between dataā Systematic interpretationā Construction of conclusions
š¹ Importance:ā Methodological coherenceā Analytical depthā Organization of the studyā Knowledge production