SOCI 553 - Field Methods in Qualitative Research

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Grazian. This course is designed to introduce graduate students to basic concepts and skills in ethnographic field research in the social sciences, including participant observation, interviewing, field documentation, and the scholarly presentation of qualitative data. Students will learn to apply these concepts and skills througha regularly assigned set of field exercises, and will be expected to complete a semester-long project based on intensive fieldwork at a research site of their choosing. In addition, we will examine both classic and contemporary exemplars of fieldwork in the sociological discipline, and address contemporary issues in ethnographic research, including the role of global and comparative ethnography, reflexivity and self-presentation in ethnographic writing, and the role of culture in organizing social life in both urban and institutional settings.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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