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Research Methodology

Defining Program Types

Nielson ratings for the viewing area (Leon County, Florida) were used to select the specific television programs included in this study. Twenty-six popular evening programs that would potentially contain segments on crime or had a definite crime theme were selected. We have clustered the programs into types that include: the two local news programs broadcast from Leon County, Florida (LOCAL), the two most watched national news programs in Leon County, Florida (NATIONAL), news magazines such as Dateline, 48 Hours, and 60 Minutes (MAGZ), Hard Copy and Inside Edition (TABLOID), reality crime programs such as COPS and America's Most Wanted (REALITY) and crime drama programs such as NYPD Blue, Law and Order, and Homicide (DRAMA). The specific individual programs organized within the six pro­gram types are listed in Table 2.

Telephone Survey

Between October and December of 1995, we surveyed 1,490 adults from Leon County, Florida, which had a population of 212,107. The survey was conducted by The Research Network, Inc., a public opinion polling firm. A two-stage Mitofsky-Waksberg sampling design was utilized and a 10 call-back rule was employed before replacement. A cooperation rate of 80 percent was realized, which means that interviews were completed for 80 percent of all contacts with eligible respondents. The sampling frame was stratified by telephone trunk numbers to insure proportional representation from all community areas. Respondents were then chosen using random digit dialing and an initial question to target the adult (18 years or older) member of the household whose birthday was most recently past. The following demographics of the sample and sampling frame (in parentheses) indicate that the sample is representative of the population.

 

d) “ Social problems”

Data and Method

To explore these questions, we rely on two types of data. First, we conducted a discourse analysis of the debates surrounding fatherhood legislation first formulated in 1998. We traced the different incarnations of this legislation and the testimony related to it. Second, we coupled this discursive analysis with a study of the narratives of fatherhood produced in 51 in-depth interviews with low-income women…

Our sub-sample of 51 women was drawn randomly from the entire Baltimore Parenthood Study (BPS) sample. Of our respondents, 65 per cent had long-term or recent experience with welfare system. Our interviews were conducted in respondents’ homes, and ran for three to four hours.

 

1. What verb tense is used in the description of procedural steps?

2. What is the proportion of active voice verbs to passive verbs in this section?

3. Does this proportion result in a personalized or depersonalized style of description?

4. Can you find any exceptions to the tense rules we have studied here? If so, can you explain the exceptions?

5. How do labeled subsections vary in each report? Can you give the reason why?



III. Writing up your own research

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Write a procedural description of the method you used. Determine whether to integrate the material description with procedural description, or to give the material description in separate subsection. While writing follow the language conventions and the recommendation on style.

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