Social Science Research

Catalog

• #Discourse Analysis

  • #Conduct critical discourse analysis of climate change coverage in news media. Help me: 1) Define corpus (which outlets, time period, sampling), 2) Select discourse analysis approach (CDA, Foucauldian, etc.), 3) Analyze linguistic features (word choice, metaphors, framing), 4) Examine power relations and ideologies in text, 5) Consider context and intertextuality, 6) Identify discursive strategies, 7) Interpret social implications

• #Ethnographic Study

  • #Plan 12-month ethnographic study of urban community organizing. Help me: 1) Design participant observation protocol, 2) Develop fieldwork entry strategy and gatekeepers, 3) Plan field note procedures (descriptive, reflective, methodological), 4) Design semi-structured interviews and informal conversations, 5) Consider researcher positionality and ethics, 6) Plan ongoing data analysis (memo writing), 7) Address trustworthiness (prolonged engagement, member checking, triangulation)

• #Grounded Theory

  • #Apply grounded theory methodology to understand career transitions of mid-career professionals. Help me: 1) Design theoretical sampling strategy, 2) Conduct initial open coding line-by-line, 3) Develop focused coding with most significant codes, 4) Use constant comparison across cases, 5) Write theoretical memos to develop concepts, 6) Identify core category, 7) Develop theoretical model with relationships, 8) Reach theoretical saturation

• #Interview Study Design

  • #Design qualitative interview study on teacher burnout during pandemic. Help me: 1) Develop semi-structured interview protocol with open-ended questions, 2) Design purposive sampling strategy for maximum variation, 3) Estimate sample size to reach thematic saturation (likely 15-25), 4) Plan interview logistics (Zoom, recording, transcription), 5) Develop informed consent process, 6) Create interview guide with probes, 7) Design reflexivity strategy

• #Phenomenology

  • #Conduct phenomenological study of lived experience of chronic illness (diabetes). Help me: 1) Select phenomenological approach (descriptive vs interpretive), 2) Design in-depth interviews to access lived experience, 3) Conduct interviews with bracketing of assumptions, 4) Analyze using phenomenological reduction, 5) Identify essential themes and structures, 6) Write rich descriptions of phenomenon, 7) Ensure rigor (credibility, transferability)

• #Survey Design

  • #Design survey on college student mental health and service utilization (target n=500). Help me: 1) Develop research questions and hypotheses, 2) Select validated scales (PHQ-9 for depression, GAD-7 for anxiety), 3) Write clear, unbiased questions, 4) Design skip logic and branching, 5) Determine sampling strategy and recruitment, 6) Calculate response rates needed, 7) Plan survey distribution (Qualtrics), 8) Draft IRB protocol