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Sociology methods in action. Participant observation /

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Some research questions can only really be studied by sociologists getting out of their offices and interacting directly with the people they want to study. Starting with the famous Chicago School of sociology, this film looks at some classic studies to illustrate why participation observation is us...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Taylor, Steve (Steve D.) (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Leicester, England : ShortCutsTV, 2019.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Participant observation.
Sociology > Research.
Sociology > Methodology.
Educational films.
Films éducatifs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Some research questions can only really be studied by sociologists getting out of their offices and interacting directly with the people they want to study. Starting with the famous Chicago School of sociology, this film looks at some classic studies to illustrate why participation observation is used in sociology, its major strengths and limitations and its contribution to sociological understanding.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed August 13, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:07:10