Studying Society

Studying Society

1. Research Methods

   • Sampling
     • Snowball
     • opportunity
     • Random
     • Stratified
     • Systematic
   • Observations
     • Participant/Non-Participant
     • Structured/unstructured
     • Covert/Overt
   • Self-Report
     • Open/Closed Questions
     • Interviews/questionnaires/surveys/focus group/postal survey
   • Qualitative and Quantitative data
     • Numbers
     • words/detail
   • Data
     • How to present your data
       • Bar charts
       • Graphs
       • Tables and figures
     • content analysis
     • issues with data
       • Reliability / Validity
   • Longitudinal survey

2. Sources of Data

   • Primary
   • Secondary

3. Ethics

   • Can Do Can't Do With Participants

4. Social Issues

   • educational achievement
   • crime
   • quality of parenting
   • Teenage parenting
   • poverty

5. Social Processes

   • Primary Socialisation
   • Secondary Socialisation
   • Labelling
   • Development of sub-cultures
   • Formal and informal social control
   • Discrimination

6. Social Structures

   • Stratification system
     • upper/middle/working classes
   • Families
   • The education system
   • The legal system

7. Sociology and other approaches

   • psychology
   • biology
   • journalism