Annotated Bibliography: Social Science Research and Methods

This annotated bibliography presents five peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to social science research, particularly focusing on ethnographic methods. The annotations summarize each article, highlighting key findings and methodologies. The articles explore the use of ethnography in diverse contexts, including healthcare, child care research, and database analysis. The bibliography also touches on the influence of research methods and the researcher's bias on the truth in social science research. The student has followed the Harvard style for the references. The assignment is designed to support the development of a research essay, and the annotations provide a foundation for understanding the selected research topics and related methodologies. The articles discuss the impact of ethnographic studies in social science research. The assignment also includes an essay plan to address a question on how truth in social sciences is influenced by the research method selected and the bias of the researcher.

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1. Fisher, E., 2007. Ethnographic invention: probing the capacity of laboratory
decisions. NanoEthics, 1(2), pp.155-165.
The article discusses how the engineering research practices are affected by the real
time practices. The research article has used the research method of ethnographic study in
order to investigate the reflections if the social processes. The decision model of the
ethnography is presented in the form of an interview protocol. The protocol allowed the
model of ethnographic research to create a critical environment for the production of the
knowledge. The article mainly discusses that the reflectivity of the scientists imply that the
changes in the techno-scientific practises and the ethnographic research methods help to
influence these.
2. Savage, J., 2000. Ethnography and health care. Bmj, 321(7273), pp.1400-1402.
The article discusses that the ethnographic method as a qualitative research
methodology helps in the study of the healthcare issues. The ethnographic study helps in the
design of a research and generates questions that help in raising different ethical issues
regarding the health issues. The journal article provides the indication that the nature of
ethnography can be put to proper use within the health care.
3. Buchbinder, M., Longhofer, J., Barrett, T., Lawson, P. and Floersch, J., 2006.
Ethnographic approaches to child care research: A review of the literature. Journal of
Early Childhood Research, 4(1), pp.45-63.
The article deals with the discussion that the ethnographic studies and approaches
help in the child care research as it has encouraged the researchers in the understanding of the
child care environment. The article also argues that the perspectives of the caregivers, and the
mothers limits the child care experiences and since there is a suggestion from the author that

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the ethnographic study and the research approach can enhance this children’s scientific and
social development. The article also provides an agenda for how the ethnographic research
methodology helps in the enhancement of the children’s care
4. Williamson, K., 2006. Research in constructivist frameworks using ethnographic
techniques. Library trends, 55(1), pp.83-101.
The article discusses and deals with the social science research philosophy with the
help of the ethnographic research methods. The ethnographic research methodologies include
the data collection techniques and the sampling methods which could help in the discussion
of the positivism and the interpretivism. It has also used the constructivist framework to make
the readers understand that a research can be undertaken in the same manner and this can help
in the further research analysis.
5. Schuurman, N., 2008. Database ethnographies using social science methodologies to
enhance data analysis and interpretation. Geography Compass, 2(5), pp.1529-1548.
The article deals with the illustrations as how the database ethnographic research
methodologies act as the ground upon which the informed decision making depends,
involving the data from different sources. The main aim of the article is to use the
ethnographic method to bring out the information about the multiple used databases. This is
done to describe the context and the meaning of the data at a certain period of time. The
article thus provides a compact literature which deals with the concept of database
ethnographies.

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References:
Buchbinder, M., Longhofer, J., Barrett, T., Lawson, P. and Floersch, J., 2006. Ethnographic
approaches to child care research: A review of the literature. Journal of Early Childhood
Research, 4(1), pp.45-63.
Fisher, E., 2007. Ethnographic invention: probing the capacity of laboratory
decisions. NanoEthics, 1(2), pp.155-165.
Savage, J., 2000. Ethnography and health care. Bmj, 321(7273), pp.1400-1402.
Schuurman, N., 2008. Database ethnographies using social science methodologies to enhance
data analysis and interpretation. Geography Compass, 2(5), pp.1529-1548.
Williamson, K., 2006. Research in constructivist frameworks using ethnographic
techniques. Library trends, 55(1), pp.83-101.