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1

Imagine that you are interested in doing an observational study of the behaviors of preteens at a dance. Outline how you would go about conducting such a study. Be sure to define what your behavioral categories would be and how you would make your observations.
2

Discuss the procedures used for establishing interrater reliability.
3

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conducting naturalistic observation.
4

Describe and discuss the five steps involved in conducting an ethnographic study. What special issues do you face at each step?
5

You are interested in studying the patterns of social interactions among members of a youth group. Show how you would use sociometric techniques to conduct your study.
6

Outline how you would conduct a content analysis of the amount of violence in children’s cartoon programming. What would your recording unit be, and how would you make your observations?





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