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Sociologists research methods
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- 1Patrickresearch opportunity, gang research taught 1 member, just left group, required to keep up act, lied about why left
- 2Milgrammisleading obedience experiment , caused harm
- 3Rosenthal + Jacobsenfield experiment spurters
- 4Rosenhanpseudo patients, natural + avoids artificiality
- 5Durkheimcomparative method suicide + religion. official stats valuable social facts but collected for government purposes
- 6Labovinformality of unstructured interviews
- 7Dean + Taylor Goobytape recorded unstructured interviews
- 8Oakleyidentified too closely with mothers
- 9Connor + Dewson4000 questionnaires sent out
- 10Hite4.5% questionnaire response rate
- 11Shipmanimposing researchers meanings pruning + bending
- 12Cicourel + Kitsusequestions- how do you mean?
- 13Willisgroup interviews lads talk freely but unreliable
- 14Richstatus difference adults interviewing children
- 15Meaddon't know when you're being lied to , Samoa
- 16Griffinturned self black, abandoned interviews
- 17Kinseyrapid questions , follow up interviews after 18 months, used questions to check other answers
- 18Polskypol investigated pool room hustlers
- 19Fairhurststudied patients after own back trouble
- 20Thorntonage/gender/class/ethnicity may affect ability to make friends within group
- 21Liebowaccepted by black street gang
- 22Whyteno leadership roles, tongue tied
- 23Punchover identifying with group acting as policeman, stopped from seeing everything
- 24Beckerteachers aggression, disbelief + playing dumb to get sensitive information
- 25Nazroohealth questionnaire ethnically + language matched answer questionnaire in own language
- 26Humphreycovert observation only way to get true information
- 27Festinger + Dittoncannot take notes openly covert observation
- 28Yablonskycovert observation teenage gang see researchers as representatives of authority
- 29Cicourelcovert observation used when questioning ineffective police
- 30Laceyobservation school life detailed insight but time consuming
- 31Wrightobservation classroom interactions- how actually behave but hawthorne effect
- 32Sharpeunstructured interviews girls rich qualitative data but not easily categorised
- 33Chubb + Moesurveys parental attitudes make generalisations but impose researchers meanings
- 34Bowles + Gintisquestionnaires- personality traits large sample + correlation but lack depth
- 35Gewirtzdocuments education market insight but selective view
- 36Lobbandocuments stories statistical patterns, content analysis gender roles in reading schemes domestic roles
- 37Bestdocuments no meaning
- 38Thomas + Znanieckidocuments 764 letters migration + social change, may write diaries to inflate importance
- 39Laslettdocuments parish records family structure pre industrial england
- 40Andersondocuments parliamentary records changes in family structure in 19th century Preston
- 41Haraevendocuments local government insurance records +employee files French Canadian migrants kinship networks
- 42Ariesdocuments child rearing manuals + paintings of children rise of modern notion of childhood
- 43Scottdisadvantages documents
- 44Atkinsonofficial stats social constructs need to investigate how social constructed
- 45Gillcontent analysis decide categories, study source + place in categories count up number in each category compare with stats
- 46Tuchmancontent analysis TV portrayal of women
- 47Douglaslongitudinal studies identify causes, 5632 March babies
- 48Hitchcocklife histories - historical dimension to understanding of individuals + social structures
- 49NCDSlongitudinal studies- sample attrition lost 1/3, birth cohort 1958
- 50Webercase study- Calvinist religion
- 51Burncase study - teacher
- 52Lane + Robertscase study - strike
- 53Kendal projectcase study- religious beliefs
- 54Ferri + Smithlongitudinal study- 6000 step parenting
- 55Gaunlett + Hilllongitudinal study - 509 tv viewing
- 56Mannlife history- 60 female 6th formers
- 57Chamberlain + Goulbournelife histories- biographical interviews 3 generations 60 families migrated from Caribbean 50's + 60's
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