SOC 337 - Qualitative Methods

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Examines social meanings and experiences through a holistic interpretive approach. Course offers hands-on lessons in research design, gathering, analyzing and interpreting qualitative data, and building theoretical explanations from findings. Emphasis is on in-depth interviewing, participant- observations, and unobtrusive methods including content analysis. All students conduct a research project that will serve as the proposal for their senior thesis. Prerequisite: ANTH 225 or SOC 225. Spring.