Naturalistic Observation in the Laboratory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7103542 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mari J Molseed (Drake University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 239-251 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Symbolic Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6086 • E-ISSN: 1533-8665 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/si.1994.17.3.239 |
| OpenAlex | W2105896311 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
Symbolic interactionists generally eschew laboratory research in favor of naturalistic observation in field settings. This is consistent with the recommendations of Blumer, who argued that social processes and relationships, which are the appropriate subject matter for sociology, cannot be studied adequately within the laboratory. In this statement, I argue that when the laboratory is used as a “provocative stage,” the integrity of social action and social relationships as they are manifest in social process can be as adequately studied in the laboratory as they can be in the field. I further argue that when the laboratory is used in the manner specified here, Blumer's recommendations are more adequately met than they are in field studies
Action (physics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Naturalism · Naturalistic observation · Pedagogy · Sociology · Statement (logic · Subject (documents · Subject matter · Symbolic interactionism · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
Groups, leadership and men
The psychology of social norms.
Personality and interpersonal behavior.
Symbolic Interactionism
A review of the relationships between personality and performance in small groups
Making It Count
Access to Information and Internal Structures of Partisan Groups
Studies in Symbolic Interaction
Patterns of Aggressive Behavior in Experimentally Created “Social Climates
Constructing Social Life
Interpretive Interactionism
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
Pragmatism and Social Interactionism
Mead and Blumer
Experimental Research Is Convergent With Symbolic Interaction'1
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2012 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |