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the comparative method
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- 1what is the comparative method?it is a response to the criticism of artificial experiments. they try to remove the human element. quantitative. carried out in the mind of the sociologist.
- 2what does the comparative method involve?two or more sets of data which are similar for two or more variables.
- 3what is le suicide?durkhiems study. he hypothesised low levels of integration caused suicide, he was correct.
- 4give 4 advantages of the comparative method?-cheap
-takes away lack of control
-official statistics are easily attainable
-no hawthorne effect - 5what are 4 disadvantages of the comparative method?- the data could be out of date so it is unreliable
-lack of validity
-no feeling or opinions
-lacks qualitative data
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- AS - Level Sociology (research methods) Flashcards on the comparative method, created by Truely Costen on 03/03/2016.
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