Week 8:1 Research Methods

In reviewing the different research methods in Table 13.3 I find myself drawn to the unobtrusive methods. Being able to draw conclusions about behavior by observing traces left behind by repetitive actions is interesting to me. This does not seem to be a very successful way to conduct research because remnants may be analyzed incorrectly. When it comes to deception there are many different areas that can be studied and observed. These days the topic of divorce comes up repeatedly; whether on television, in movies, on the news, or just a conversation between friends. There seems to always be deception behind the cause of the divorce. I think my research question would have to be: "How can the deception of marriage infidelity be saved by counseling?" I think that this question is best answered through ethnography. A good place to observe behaviors of married couples experiencing counseling is group therapies held by churches, hospitals, or nonprofit organizations. You could act as a participant in order to not upset or change the true responses or reactions of the group members. By using ethnography research the behaviors of counseling patients, topics of conversation, and reactions of the participants can by observed to rate if counseling helps marriages of deception.