Research methods and social inequality

Research methods and social inequality

1. PERVER - Practical - cost, time available, subject matter Ethical - safe - doing no harm Reliable - you can repeat it Validity - how accurate it is Example - case studies Representative - does the sample rerpresent society so it can be generalised

2. Ethnography - the scientific description of peoples and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences - You imbed yourself in a different culture/society in order o understand and ask why - Renting a flat on a deprived council estate and living life as an ordinary resident for six months - Sitting in the public gallery of a courtroom and observing how a trial is organised