Theoretical orientation and validity of observation in sociology and anthropology

This article discusses closely related issues of the theoretical orientation and the validity of the application of the method of observation in sociology and anthropology. It was preceded by a text which discussed issues of meeting the principles of objectivity, systematicity and reliability when u...

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Auteur principal:	Vladimir Ilić
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Langue:	EN FR SR
Publié:	University of Belgrade 2016
Sujets:	observation validity qualitative and quantitative orientation analytical induction Anthropology GN1-890
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4f2fd93a19454ccdae0abcb82b1529282021-12-02T07:00:42ZTheoretical orientation and validity of observation in sociology and anthropology10.21301/eap.v9i2.20353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/4f2fd93a19454ccdae0abcb82b1529282016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/46https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801This article discusses closely related issues of the theoretical orientation and the validity of the application of the method of observation in sociology and anthropology. It was preceded by a text which discussed issues of meeting the principles of objectivity, systematicity and reliability when using observation as a research method. General problem of the relationship between theory and research in the application of observation will be analyzed in the subsequent article. Introductory section shows the general framework of a hypothetical - deductive conception of science and the role of the method of observation in this context. The next section of the article analyzes the effort of finding denying cases and discusses the limits of the method of analytical induction. This section deals with the influence of data analysis in qualitative form obtained by (usually participatory) observation and constructing explanations on the validity of the observation. The next section of the article shows the possibility of increasing the validity of the observation by including other sources and methods of data collection. The final section shows the impact of over-emphasizing the epistemological difference between qualitative and quantitative orientation in sociology and anthropology on the possibility of increasing the validity of the observation as a research method.Vladimir IlićUniversity of Belgradearticleobservationvalidityqualitative and quantitative orientationanalytical inductionAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2016)
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description	This article discusses closely related issues of the theoretical orientation and the validity of the application of the method of observation in sociology and anthropology. It was preceded by a text which discussed issues of meeting the principles of objectivity, systematicity and reliability when using observation as a research method. General problem of the relationship between theory and research in the application of observation will be analyzed in the subsequent article. Introductory section shows the general framework of a hypothetical - deductive conception of science and the role of the method of observation in this context. The next section of the article analyzes the effort of finding denying cases and discusses the limits of the method of analytical induction. This section deals with the influence of data analysis in qualitative form obtained by (usually participatory) observation and constructing explanations on the validity of the observation. The next section of the article shows the possibility of increasing the validity of the observation by including other sources and methods of data collection. The final section shows the impact of over-emphasizing the epistemological difference between qualitative and quantitative orientation in sociology and anthropology on the possibility of increasing the validity of the observation as a research method.
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title	Theoretical orientation and validity of observation in sociology and anthropology
title_short	Theoretical orientation and validity of observation in sociology and anthropology
title_full	Theoretical orientation and validity of observation in sociology and anthropology
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Theoretical orientation and validity of observation in sociology and anthropology

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