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Short sequence from D283/02 querying whether Peggy had brought other men to the flat while Seymour was in prison. In the studio Becker uses this clip as the starting point for an investigation of h...ow to conduct sociological research. He explains how he personally would carry out research, by direct observation. He discusses the difference between a 'deductive' style, where you use a general theory on a specific example and an 'inductive' style.
Metadata describing this Open University video programme
Module code and title: D283, The sociological perspective
Item code: D283; 04
First transmission date: 18-03-1972
Published: 1972
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Duration: 00:24:07
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Producer: Ken Patton
Contributor: Howard Becker
Publisher: BBC Open University
Keyword(s): Interactional analysis; Sociology
Master spool number: 6LT/70245
Production number: 00521_2221
Videofinder number: 146
Available to public: no