Most of the norms you follow were things you learned a long time ago, such as how to act when eating in public, when it's okay to be naked, and what things not to talk about with certain family members. Others of you were amazed at what went on in public when the people you observed thought that nobody was looking. Research Ethics See CSUH guidelines for thesis students who are using human subjects. This will give you an overview of the seriousness of these ethical issues. Also look at the American Sociological Association Guidelines , especially sections 11-14.
Anonymity is when even the researcher can never tell which person gave which information.
Excellent for discovering how social processes operate over time. Our observation project will have you play the role of a participant-observer in a public setting. One suggestion is to try to discover the norms of behaving in public . All of the data bases we use in 4111-12 are from surveys. Start here to see more about sampling, margin of error, and confidence level.