Research on representation of mentally challenged people on social media

Running head: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
Research on representation of mentally challenged people on social media
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
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Table of contents
Part A (Research proposal)........................................................................................................3
Research questions.................................................................................................................3
Venue of the field study.........................................................................................................3
Time for observations............................................................................................................3
Additional information...........................................................................................................3
Part B (Field study)....................................................................................................................5
Description of the field site....................................................................................................5
Checklist of anticipated observations.....................................................................................5
Description of the social situations observed.........................................................................7
Address for the research questions.........................................................................................8
Reflection as a researcher.......................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................10

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Part A (Research proposal)
Research questions
How frequently mentally challenged people are represented in the social media
platforms in Canada?
What are the terms used for portraying the mentally challenged people in social media
of Canada?
Venue of the field study
I would conduct the field study on the representation of mentally challenged people
on social media in Canadian Association of Broadcasters. Permission would not be necessary,
as my research is being sponsored by the association itself.
Time for observations
I would be observing the behavioural approach of the people during the lectures and
sessions, which is scheduled to take place in the morning. My focus would be on the response
of the mentally challenged people. In the evening, I would observe the involvement of the
disabled people on the social networking. Their response to the newsfeed and posts would
help me to deduce important fact about the psychology of the mentally disabled people.
Additional information
Currently, I am pursuing a Masters course in Social, Cultural and Media Studies from
University of Fraser Valley. In my free time, I surf social networking sites to upgrade my
knowledge about different cultures. Once I was reading a post on impact of religion on
freedom and liberty. One of my friends was mentally challenged, so he commented without
understanding the depth of the issue. This comment adversely affected the individual
sentiments of a friend, who belonged to a different religion. Therefore, it resulted in religious