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SOCIAL SCIENCES SKILLS AND METHODS

SOCIAL SCIENCES SKILLS AND METHODS. How Do Anthropologists Gather Information?. PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION: Those being observed are called INFORMANTS Detailed Observation Meticulous Note Taking These notes could be referred to for years to come so all details of an event are important .

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SOCIAL SCIENCES SKILLS AND METHODS

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  1. SOCIAL SCIENCES SKILLS AND METHODS

  2. How Do Anthropologists Gather Information? PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION: • Those being observed are called • INFORMANTS • Detailed Observation • Meticulous Note Taking • These notes could be referred to for years to come so all details of an event are important.

  3. What is important in taking Notes? • Vague Notes - Little Detail • Student C spoke angrily to Teacher G. • Concrete Notes - Clear and Detailed • After Teacher G asked Student B to get her feet off the desk, Student C became loud and angry. She said, “You’re always picking on me. Why don’t you give the other kids a rough time when they do something”. She slammed her textbook and walked out of the room.

  4. What are issues with Participant observation? • Your own Bias • If you were physically abused as a child how might that affect your observations of another culture? • REFLEXIVITY • Reflecting on how your own experiences affect your thinking process. • Gender Issues • How might the presence of a female Observer affect observations of a Male Initiation ritual?

  5. How do Psychologists gather Information? • Tests and Experiments - Cultural Differences in Intimacy: • Observed in Cafes and Coffee Shops: • # of times 1 person touched another in an hour. • San Juan, Puerto Rico 180 • Paris France 110 • London , England 0 • What might you conclude based upon this information?

  6. Interviews: What is particular to subject’s personality, thinking, Experiences that contributed to the actions they chose?

  7. TWIN STUDIES – Reared Apart • Nature or Nurture • How much of our behaviour is determined by our experiences and how much is determined by our genes? • High Interest Area of Study • For Psychologists

  8. How DO SOCIOLOGISTS GATHER INFORMATION? • Surveys, Data and Analysis to see Patterns and Trends : In 1999 • 90% of convicted murderers were Male • 66% of victims were Male • Less than 50% of the Population was Male • What Pattern or Trend can you identify? • 28% of total homicides were females murdered by • husband/former • 6.4% of total homicides were Males murdered by wife/former • What trend do you identify here?

  9. Case Studies • Comparing Details, patterns of similar cases to better understand the behaviour and what leads to it. (Bernardo, Picton, Colonel Williams)

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