Participant Comprehension and Qualitative Observation: A Micro-Sociological Study of Theoretical Physics

Reyes Galindo, Luis 2014. Participant Comprehension and Qualitative Observation: A Micro-Sociological Study of Theoretical Physics. SAGE Research Methods Cases, Vol. Part 1. SAGE Publications, (10.4135/978144627305013497451)

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Abstract

I discuss the different outlooks on ‘observation’ that are most commonly found in social science quantitative methodology by analysing the methodological approach that supported my four-year PhD project on the sociology of theoretical physics. I highlight how my pre-existing immersion into the social world of theoretical physics was the key element in allowing me to describe the sociology of the theoretical ‘thinking science’ subculture in a field where ‘observation’ cannot be carried out in a typical way.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISBN:	9781473929739
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	2014
Last Modified:	06 May 2023 02:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/53296

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