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Sociology Research Method
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- 1quantitativenumerical data
- 2qualitativeword and detail data
- 3primary datacollected yourself
- 4secondary datacollected by someone else
- 5time and moneydifferent methods require different amounts of time and money.
eg costs of interviewers, data interpreters, large samples (lot of time) etc
the acess to resources determines method. (professor/student) - 6requirements of fundersfunding bodies may want data in a certain format ( eg numerical). A method must be chosen to be capable of producing this
- 7personal skills and characteristicsdifferent methods require different skills. the researcher must pick a method they are qualified for
- 8subject matterparticular subjects may be difficult to study by certain methods
eg questionnaires if they can't read.
males to study girls through participant observations - 9ethical issuesmoral principles of right and wrong influence method
- 10informed consent?
- 11protection from harm?
- 12privacy and confidentiality?
- 13covert observation?
- 14vunerable participants?
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- Flashcards on Sociology , created by tigerchloe97 on 12/01/2016.
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- tigerchloe97 · Jan 2016
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