Foundations of Sociological Inquiry On The Run. Today’s Objectives Discuss On The Run What is the Research Question What Methods Were Used How.

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?

Who Wrote “On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto”?

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98%1. Irving Goffman2. Alice Goffman3. Alice Munro4. John Irving

How much time did Alice Goffman spend doing the fieldwork reported on in “On the Run”?

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1. 6 days2. 6 weeks3. 6 months4. 6 years

Where did Alice Goffman conduct her fieldwork reported on in “On the Run”?

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1. Chicago2. New York3. Philadelphia4. Seattle

How did Alice Goffman gain entry into her field site?

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98%1. She dressed like

her subjects2. She began to get

to know friends and neighbors of Aisha

3. She dated Chuck4. She took a survey

What was the Research Question in “On the Run”?

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1. How does the expansion of the criminal justice system affect racial inequality

2. How does policing and CJ supervision affect daily life in poor Black communities

3. How the CJ system affects media reports of crime

4. How poverty influences crime

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

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

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

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

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

Questions?