Research framework (week 5)

This week, I will be more focus on my research framework so that I can start working on it. Here are what I did for my research framework. After tutorial, I have edit some questions so that I can get better result for this project.

Research framework

Research objective

To investigate how a gay from a type will influence the type he like

Research Question

How do they categorise different types of gay?

What do they mean “like”?

Why they like the type of gay?

Is their partner the type they like?

Research Methodologies

Qualitative

- Interview

- Unstructured/Semi-structured observation

~interview friends(gay)

- Focus group

~gay 

- Result : Field notes, audio/video, transcripts

Quantitative

- Survey

~do survey with gay online, using google form

～how？join gay group on facebook or other social media

- Experiments

~do a experiment, let them to choose which type they like when doing survey(use photo), vote

- Result: Numerical data (statistical)

Survey question （google form)

1. Who do you identify as?

2. What is your age?

3. What type do you think you are now?

4. What is the type you like now?

5. Did you change the types before? 

6. What is the type you like before?

7. What is the type you like before?

8. Do you think you will change the type you like in future? 

9. What is your partnership status?

10. Is your partner the type you like?

11. As a gay, do you think the type of a gay will influence the type he like?

Interview question 

1. As a gay, can you explain how to categorise different types of gay?

2. What type of gay we are often see in our daily life?

3. Do they/you change the type they/you like in future/past?

4. What is the type you like now/past?

5. *How do/Can we related different types of gay together as a couple? 

6. *How about your friendship group?

7. Will most of the gay choose the type they like as their partner?

8. Is there any influences between the type they like and the type they are?