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methods
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- 1group interviewa dozen or so people being interviewed together discuss the certain topic - paul Willis
advantage -
be more comfortable
more likely to open up
weaknesses
domination
may not remain the focus
peer pressure
complex - find it difficult to analyse - 2structured interviewstrict instruction on how to ask question
advantage -
inexpensive
high responsible
reliable
valid
dis -
inflexible
costly if posted
cannot be explained in depth - 3unstructured interviewcomplete freedom to vary
adv -
Rapport/sensitivity
the interviewee's view
checking understanding
flexibility
exploring
dis -
time constraintaning
training interpersonal skills
representativeness
reliability
quantifaction
validity
interviewer bias
artificality - 4observationnon-participant - without taking part
participant
covert - undercover
overt
getting in , staying in, getting out
hawthrone effect
ad
validity
get an insight
flexible
build rapport
dis -
time consuming
stressful
requires training
illegal
not reliable
bias
lack objectivity - 5documentspublic document - produced by the government
personal document - letters, diares, photo albums - first account feelings
historical document - personal/ public docements created in the past
adv -
rich qualilitive data
source of information
secondary
cheap
easy to find
dis-
authenticaity
credibility
not respresentative
meaning may be different - 6surveys/ questionairesa set of questions with a choice of answer
adv -
cheap
quick
relaible
hypothesis testing
representative
ethical
dis-
limited
may need to offer incentative
low response rate
inflexible
detached
snapshot - 7statisticse.g. birth, death and marriae etc
adv -
free
make comparision
look at pattern
respresentative
standardised
social facts
dis-
not respresentative
inaccurate
validity
judgemental
socially constructed - 8laboratory experimentstest carried out in controlled conditions in an artifical setting
ad-
relaible
dis-
impossible to control
cannot study past
artifical
deception
not valid
not respresentative
not generalisable
hawthrone effect - 9field experimentssame aims as a lab experiement but done in natural surroundings
adv -
no hawthrone effect
more natural
valid
realistic
disadvantage -
unethical
lack of knowledge of consent - 10comparative methodadv-
not artificality
can be used to study past event
dis-
less control varaibles
does it cover the cause of something
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- A level Sociology Fichas sobre methods, creado por Natasha Hewer el 09/05/2018.
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