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Fieldwork Fieldwork InterviewInterview

Meaghan DobbinsKatie Cox

Karling Watson Sara Ashley

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IntroIntro Research question: Do men and women

value appearance over comfort? Comfort:

Examples can include being dressed in tee shirts, running shorts, leggings, etc.

Appearance: Caring about appearance means actually putting

yourself together in the morning. Examples can include dresses, nice jeans, cute tops, etc.

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Purpose of Purpose of StudyStudy

The purpose of our study is to see what is more important to college students: appearance or comfort?

This topic is important because different college students seem to dress all different ways so we wanted to see what the consensus was for why people dress the way they do: comfortable or stylish?

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LiteratureLiterature ReviewReview Excerpt from an article:

› “"It's SO cold.""Put on your sweatshirt!" It's like she didn't even know she was carrying one."This sweatshirt?""Yeah!""No way, it's ugly.""But you're freezing."She may have considered it for a second, but probably not. Instead, she decided to teach me a lesson I should've already known."Fashion over comfort."Even in extreme conditions, women will always make this choice. How else do you explain high heels? They cut your ankles, give you bunions, and turn the simple joy of walking into a painful and difficult exercise. It's a good thing porcupine scarves aren't fashionable. (Wait, are they?)”

http://www.footballvsgirlfriend.com/2011/05/fashion-over-comfort.html

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Literature Review Literature Review (continued)(continued) In the previous slide, a girl decided to

have fashion over comfort. This is a good example of our

hypothesis: Girls often value appearance over comfort while guys value comfort over appearance.

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Research Research MethodMethod a. Why you used a. Why you used

the methodthe methodWe chose this method because it is realistic and studies situations of people in their everyday lives. 

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Research Method Research Method (continued)(continued)

b. Sample size b. Sample size (# of participants = # of people who were observed or interviewed, # of  contents being analyzed) 15 men and 15 women are being interviewedContent being analyzed: Comfort Comfort vs. Appearance for vs. Appearance for men and womenmen and women

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Research Method Research Method (Continued)(Continued) c. Describe detailed c. Describe detailed

procedure  (be very procedure  (be very specific) specific) 

We came up with a survey to determine whether men and women prefer comfort  or style by asking a series of questions relating to the topic. We passed out the surveys to students on and around campus. We then analyzed the feedback from the surveys and formed our conclusion. 

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Results/ Results/ ConclusionConclusion

Women: 13 13 out of 1515 girls prefer fashion over comfort

Men: 99 out of 1515 guys prefer comfort over fashion.

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ConclusionConclusion Hypothesis was Hypothesis was

correct; correct;

Women care more about appearance than

men do, and would rather be stylish than comfortable