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Foundations of Sociological Inquiry

Foundations of Sociological Inquiry. On The Run. Today’s Objectives. Discuss On The Run What is the Research Question What Methods Were Used How Does it Relate to What We Think We Know about The Criminal Justice System Questions?.

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Foundations of Sociological Inquiry

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  1. Foundations of Sociological Inquiry On The Run

  2. Today’s Objectives • Discuss On The Run • What is the Research Question • What Methods Were Used • How Does it Relate to What We Think We Know about The Criminal Justice System • Questions?

  3. Who Wrote “On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto”? • Irving Goffman • Alice Goffman • Alice Munro • John Irving

  4. How much time did Alice Goffman spend doing the fieldwork reported on in “On the Run”? • 6 days • 6 weeks • 6 months • 6 years

  5. Where did Alice Goffman conduct her fieldwork reported on in “On the Run”? • Chicago • New York • Philadelphia • Seattle

  6. How did Alice Goffman gain entry into her field site? • She dressed like her subjects • She began to get to know friends and neighbors of Aisha • She dated Chuck • She took a survey

  7. What was the Research Question in “On the Run”? • How does the expansion of the criminal justice system affect racial inequality • How does policing and CJ supervision affect daily life in poor Black communities • How the CJ system affects media reports of crime • How poverty influences crime

  8. What methods did Alice Goffman use to study how policing and cj supervision affect daily life in poor Black communities?

  9. Discovering Meaning • whip • taking an L • to dog • stunting • sit for a little while

  10. How Does “On the Run” Relate to What We Think We Know About The Criminal Justice System?

  11. How Does “On the Run” Relate to What We Think We Know About The Criminal Justice System? • Methodological • Updating Ethnographies of Urban America During/After the Expansion of the CJ System

  12. How Does “On the Run” Relate to What We Think We Know About The Criminal Justice System? • Methodological • Updating Ethnographies of Urban America During/After the Expansion of the CJ System • Theoretical • Revision to Foucault’s Theory of Supervision • The Panopticon implies legal supervision leads to hyper-visibility • Goffman finds that legal system contributes invisibility or liminality

  13. Questions?

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