Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

3 5

4

2

1

6

7

8

11

9

10

Window

De Onis Harris

Sampson

Chalkboard

Empty

Chair

Wong

Door

Apartment B

Apartment A

Friendship Pattern of 11 People

Males Females

Day of Week, Buzz’s Bar

a. Spatial Map

b. Social Map

c. Temporal Map

Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat

Old

Drunks

Old

Drunks

Old

Drunks

Old

Drunks

Skip

Work or

Leave

Early

Going

to

Fish

Football

Watchers

Neighbors

and

Bridge

Players

Softball

Team

(All-Male

Night)

Young

Crowd

Loud

Music,

Mixed

Crowd

Loners

and

No

Dates

Open 10:00

5:00

Close 1:00

FIGURE 5 Types of Maps Used in Field Research