Research Methods Intro: Ethnography – How Do People Actually Talk, Think, and Behave With Regards To Race?

Value: If we have the resources, it is helpful to start with a qualitative, particularly an ethnographic, perspective. This perspective helps us to generate a “thick description” of the phenomenon in question. This process provides inspiration for quantitative work and helps us to interpret quantitative results. Relevant to our intervention-oriented research question - we can … Continue reading Research Methods Intro: Ethnography – How Do People Actually Talk, Think, and Behave With Regards To Race?

Research Methods Intro: Identifying Variables – Thinking About Race

What variables are relevant to my postulated practical question of how to change people's use of stereotyping, with regard to racial attitudes? Well, first I brainstorm a set of variables. Let's look at an output from that process: What are the different characteristics of stereotyping that I see around me?: Thinking of individuals as belonging to the same … Continue reading Research Methods Intro: Identifying Variables – Thinking About Race