Primary Research Method
July 21, 2008
mjbisign
What do I want to discover?
By giving out a survey to many individuals I hope to discover why there has become a disrespect for the US after 9/11 as well as why nationalism may have lead to this.
How do I plan on discovering it? (This is called your research methods or methodology)
I plan on discovering this by asking thought provoking questions. These questions will hopefully cause detailed responses that will lead to other realizations by me.
Who am I going to talk to/observe/survey? (These people are called your subjects or participants)
I am going to survey people around me such as friends and family as well as any bloggers I come across that seem to know anything on the subject. By getting opinions from people who focus a lot on the subject, I think it will be very useful to me.
How am I going to be able gain access to these groups or individuals?
Any US citizen knows the relative idea of what is going on in Iraq and has been since after 9/11. Because of this, anyone can be useful to survey. The people through the internet will be harder to get access to and that is why I will use people I know as well. That way, I will at least have some useful results and possible explanations.
What are my biases about this topic?
I am not in favor of this war so it might be difficult for me to see many views on the other side. After 9/11 our country slowly began falling apart and there could be various reasons for that. This current war has caused a lot of controversy and because of this I feel that
How can I make sure my biases are not reflected in my research methods?
By asking questions that are open ended, my opinion will not shine through. After getting all of the information i will have to piece it all together and this is where my biases might come in. I will have to analyze the information and use it in my paper without putting my personal opinion into it.
What do I expect to discover?
I expect to discover why US citizens are slowly starting to disrespect this country even more and more. Granted a lot has to do with the war in Iraq, why arent people more supportive of it since men and women are fighting for us and many of them are coming back injured?
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1. rhetoricsofwar | July 25, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I agree that a lot of unpatriotic feelings stem from the lack of support for war in Iraq, but I also think that many U.S. citizens are disallusioned with the grose abuse of executive powers this administrtions has taken as well as the feeling of not being able to trust the current administration in light of feelings of being lied to about reasons for going to Iraq. Lack of support for soldiers may be due to the confusion that arises when people don’t support the war. It is hard for many to feel supportive of troops when they don’t support the war in general, in other words. However, as you point out, the result is that soldiers are being blamed and negatively affected for the current administration’s mistakes. The conflation has resulted in a terrible situation for the Ifaq vets…
2. sraisner | July 26, 2008 at 4:19 pm
You seem to have a good grasp on the basics of your survey and who you want to distribute it out to. I really think you are heading a good direction when you ask why people are starting to disrespect this country. I think that is something that you are really going to find out when you distribute your survey. I think it will definitely help you further your research for your final paper. I am curious to see what kind of responses you get back!