Karteikarten
Documents as a source in sociology research
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- 1Introduction - DocumentsSecondary Data
Qualitative Data
Preferred by Interpretavists
E.g. parish documents & diary entries - 2Examples to use in ExamValeire Hey: studied friendships amongst school girls - notes passed in class
Laslett: examined parish documents to prove extended family was minority during industrialisation - 3Practical Advantages of DocumentsAllows access to societies of the past
Once access to group has been gained easy to discover meaning behind documents
Hey: share own diary to gain access to theirs - 4Theoretical Advantages of DocumentsInterpretavists: allowed elaboration on meanings of the students
Provide in depth usually credible information from the direct source - 5Ethical Advantages of DocumentsInformation provided was given under informed consent
- 6Methodological Advantages of DocumentsInteractionalist Method - data valid but hard to repeat
- 7Practical Disadvantages of DocumentsUsually from a long time ago so difficult to discover meaning behind them
Hey: accessing group may have been difficult - 8Theoretical Disadvantages of DocumentsDo not show numerical data because of their personal nature
- 9Ethical Disadvantages of DocumentsSmall gifts/ helped girls truant from lessons to gain trust
Reveals personal information e.g. diary entries
Researching children in this personal way regarded as unethical - 10Methodological Disadvantages of DocumentsHey: lacked representativeness - only studied two schools
can lack authenticity
may lack credibility
open to misinterpretation
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