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Chapter 3: Researching Deviance

Methods, Survey and Field Research, Content Analysis, Secondary Sources, Ethics

The promise and pitfalls of doing into the field. (Adler & Adler)

Misogyny in rap music: A content analysis of prevalence and meanings. (Weitzer & Kubrin)

Inderbitzin, M., Bates, K, and Gainey, R. (2020). Deviance and social control: A sociological perspective. 3rd Edition. SAGE publication.

Student discussion post

The difference between experimental design and a quasi-experimental design, is how participants are assigned to groups. In true or normal experiments, the participants are randomly assigned to a control group or treatment group.Quasi-experimental design does not use random assignment.Using random assignment in a normal experiment establishes a cause-and-effect relationship for an outcome.The assigned participants know what they are signing up for and therefore have a common relationship to each other making the experiment more valid, with less bias.Quasi-experiments are used when there can be ethical concerns using random assignment. They also rely on pre-existing data and groups.Both designs are used for research and have a common goal of doing research on cause-and-effect relationships.They both take variables and manipulate them while observing what the specific effects are on an outcome.A normal experiment can use a new drug for migraines where the group is split into two and are given either the new medicine or the placebo.A quasi-experiment could involve a school implementing a new strict dress code to determine if grades are affected by how students dress.Another school would keep the same dress code.

2. Surveys provide information and collect data.There are several survey research techniques that include phone, mail, or online.Surveys ask questions to groups of people to determine results.Surveys are very reliable sources for finding out what people want and how they feel about something.A survey asks a sample of questions to a target population.The questions can be about behaviors, attitudes, beliefs and values to better understand trends within that target population.Sampling in survey research is very important for ensuring the results are representative of the larger population. Breaking down large groups into sample groups for research is more cost-effective, efficient, and allows the researcher to draw conclusions about the larger population or group.

3. The difference between a "pure observer," and a "full participant" in social events, is that a pure observer only observes its participants from afar without the participant knowing.A pure observer collects data by observation only and study deviances with very little interaction with the participants they are observing.A full participant is fully hands on in the field, delves into a completely new character, actively interact with and participate in the activities of the deviants they study.The textbook states, "active participation the only way to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of deviant actors and the factors that shape and affect deviance" (Inderbitzin, 2020, p. 90).

4. Official data is data that is collected from the government or other authorized organizations. There are numerous government organizations that provide data including the census data, the Uniform Crime Report, the National Incident-Based Reporting System, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to name a few.This data is easily found and can be very helpful in conducting research on deviant behavior.Strengths of official data are they include large samples and are easily accessible and can provide information without directly involving participants.Weaknesses can be that the data may not depict an accurate picture of the issue, and the data can be distorted for political gain or to benefit the government.

5. There are many ethical concerns with research on deviant behavior.Researching deviant behavior can lead to negative results including harm to the participant or the researcher.When we research deviant behavior, we must ensure confidentiality and ensure we have complete informed consent from the participant.Researching deviance can cause more stigmas, stereotyping, and negative behavior and the results can be manipulated to fit a certain goal.I feel that the major concern in researching deviant behavior is the dangerous situations you can become involved in.If you are researching in the field and your cover is blown, there could be irreparable damage, destruction, more crime, and even death.I like the idea of hands-on field work, fully participating in the research.

This chapter covered topics on researching deviance and deviant behavior and the many techniques in which we conduct research.There are many different techniques we can use including participant observation, pure observation and surveys.We use human subjects as the form of gathering information on deviant behavior and use samples as target populations for more efficient gathering of information.There are positive and negative outcomes of researching behavior and there are numerous amounts of data collecting agencies we can all use to research a specific deviant topic.The chapter covered a lot of research information and provided numerous examples on research which made it a little easier for me to understand and follow.If a person is interested in finding out how to conduct research on deviant behavior, this chapter provides information on how, why, and where to locate data.

The article by Patricia A. Adler and Peter Adler was about ethnographic research.Ethnography is the study of human behavior and culture through observation, participation, and conducting interviews.In ethnography, the conductor of the study is directly involved with the participants of the study.There were several stories in the article about certain individuals who worked from the field.I found this article very interesting and imagined myself in each scenario.I feel this is the best way to collect information about deviance considering you are right there, observing and watching.I imagined myself in several of these scenarios, and found myself in awe at some of the extreme measures of the field research these conductors would go to obtain the data to share with the world so we can have a better understanding of something unknown to us.The connection of this article to the chapter relates to the different techniques of ethnology.The article supplied examples of people who conducted studies by going in the field, being a direct participant in the study.

The second article was by Ronald Weitzer and Charis E. Kubrin and was about the misogyny in rap music.Misogyny is a prejudice and dislike against women and the mistreatment of women.The article showed that certain gangster rap music mistreated and bashed women.The study of the rap music lyrics conducted by researchers were derogatory, hateful, violent, abusive, degrading, and depicts that women were inferior to men.The study was eye opening for me and honestly quite disturbing.I had never really thought about the lyrics and how the lyrics were so demeaning and violent and hateful towards women.I sang the lyrics like it was cool and fun.I did not connect the music towards a hate for women at all back them.It blew my mind! The fact there are studies being conducted out there like this is very inspiring.The connection of this article and the chapter was the use of content analysis where different types of music were compared within a specific timeframe to provide specific information.