Observation Methodology

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[...] He was with a medical antenna at a rock concert, he was bored. But he says he can't have nothing happen because he had an a priori. There's always something to see. -there are grounds that already have representations built by the media (e.g. fire station, police? attention You have to look without being seen (hospital waiting room can be interesting). -1re part: descriptive note plenty of random things and at the beginning cultural origins . preferable to note everything -context will determine people's behavior -interactions: who with whom? Why? Yours? Gesture? [...]

[...] (non-verbal) Relation? Do people know each other? - our impressions, what types of people are there? Why? What can we deduce? -2e part: analytical -we should not interpret everything -we need to gather ideas, common points -choose an angle (e.g. people who arrive late) -we can describe the types: (what do we do when we do nothing?) establish profiles of people? (characteristics that bring them together), describe types of people, common points between types of people and see how interactions go between these profiles. [...]

[...] Criteria: -presence of the researcher on the site -collection of first-hand data: everything you see, a couple, dressed like that, maybe tourists? First impression. Speak loudly, not loudly, French, not French. Locals, foreigner -duration: you need to get familiar with the terrain and have access to a variety of situations. Interesting: what repeats (normal), and the abnormal (unusual situation) = e.g. metro: someone who screams and everyone looks at them. The norms in the place. When it repeats too much, you've spent enough time -objective inquiry: set aside preconceptions -stake: what are the stakes? [...]