Sociology - Research methods

Sociology - Research methods

1. Quantitative

   • Number form
   • positivists
   • Statistics
   • Cause of effect

2. Qualitative

   • Word form
     • Understanding human behaviour
   • Interpretivism
   • participan observation

3. primary data

   • collected by self
     • Questionnaires
   • Secondary data
     • Collected by other people
       • Documents

4. Practical issues

   • Ttime and money
   • Research opportunity
   • Subject matter
   • Personal skills and characteristics

5. Ethical issues

   • Informed consent
   • Confidentiality
   • Vulnerable groups
   • Covert Research

6. Sampling

   • Systematic
   • Quota
   • Snowball
   • Random