Qualitative & Mixed approaches
Ethnographic research has the unrivaled advantage to offer contextually-rich evidence on social relations. We examine the benefits and limitations of this approach along with its integration to the analysis of quantitative data in studies of adolescent behavior and cross-cultural practices.
Background readings
Weber, 2001, Ethno, "Settings, interactions and things. A plea for multi-integrative ethnography"
Desmond, 2014, TS, “Relational ethnography”
Pearce, 2012, ABS, "Mixed methods inquiry in sociology"
Optional readings
Badger & Bui, 2018, NYT, "In 83 Million Eviction Records, a Sweeping and Intimate New Look at Housing in America"
Creswell, 2007, Ch4, "Five Qualitative Approaches to Inquiry"
Creswell, 2007, Ch11, "Turning the Story and Conclusion"
Creswell & Plano, 2006, Ch4, "Choosing a Mixed Methods Design"
Creswell & Plano, 2006, Ch1, "The Nature of Mixed Methods Research"
Emirbayer, 1997, AJS, "Manifesto for a relational sociology"
Kelle, 2001, FQSR, "Sociological explanations between micro and macro and the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods"
Schwartz, 2011, Ch, "L'empirisme irréductible"
Case-studies for reading, presentation and commentary
Mueller.Abrutyn, 2016,ASR, "Adolescents under pressure. A new Durkheimian Framework for understanding adolescent suicide in a cohesive community" [PRES]
Braunstein & al., 2014, ASR, “The role of bridging cultural practices in racially and socioeconomically diverse civic organizations” [PRES]
Commentaries: 1, 2, 3
Case-studies for written reviews
Desmond, 2012, AJS, “Eviction and the reproduction of urban poverty” [REV]
Goffman, 2009, ASR, “On the run: Wanted men in a Philadelphia Ghetto” [REV]
Laubach, 2005, SF, “Consent, informal organization and job rewards: A mixed methods analysis” [REV]
Rivera, 2012, ASR, “Hiring as cultural matching: The case of elite professional service firms” [REV]