Systematic Social Observation

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ID23456197
AuthorsIan Brunton-Smith (0000-0002-0077-5602, University of Surrey, corresponding author)
EditorsGerben J N Bruinsma, Shane D Johnson (0000-0002-0184-9896)
Year2018
Publication date2018-02-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueOxford Handbook of Environmental Criminology (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190279707.013.34
OpenAlexW2793700663
ISBN9780190279707
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Systematic social observation (SSO) is the application of rigorous, replicable, and generalizable approaches from survey methodology to field observation (ethnography). SSO provides researchers with independent, robust, and quantifiable data about the forms of social interactions most commonly obtained through qualitative inquiry. This chapter begins with a general overview of the SSO approach. Section 14.3 describes the application of SSO approaches to environmental settings. Section 14.4 discusses the ecometric approach first proposed by Raudenbush and Sampson (1999), demonstrating how the science of SSO and the science of ecological analysis were intimately related. Finally, section 14.5 discusses current developments in SSO for environmental analysis. It focuses on three areas: interviewer observational data routinely collected as part of larger social surveys; participant-generated observations using space–time budgets; and Google Street View as a repository for environmental audit data. Developments in crowdsourced SSO data like Mapilliary are also briefly discussed.

Audit · Data science · Field (mathematics) · Interview · Management science · Observational study · Section (typography) · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Engineering · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

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