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Sociology glossary - Methods
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- 1PositivismSociety should be studied scientifically:
Cause & effect relationships
QUANTITATIVE
Reliable, objective, representative, predictions - 2InterpretivismCannot be studied scientifically:
Meanings, feelings, emotions
QUALITATIVE
Valid, insightful, in-depth, Verstehen - 3ValidityExtent to which results of research present a true picture of what is being studied - 'mirrors' reality
- 4ReliabiltyExtent to which results stand up to re-testing. Research is reliable if when repeated consistent results are achieved
- 5QualitativeInformation of a written kind
- 6QuantitativeInformation of a numerical kind
- 7ObjectivityExtent to which research is free from personal bias or opinion - free from the personal views/opinions of sociologist
- 8SubjectivityExtent to which research contains an individuals perspective or point of view
- 9Representative sampleSample that mirror society at large - e.g. in terms of age, gender etc.
- 10SamplingProcess by which people are selected to take part in research
- 11Pilot studySmall scale trial examining design issues such as quality of questions & length of interview
- 12TriangulationA combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods
- 13OperationalisationProcess by which a sociologist defines or measure key variables in a study
- 14Social constructionSomething created or defined by society rather than occurring naturally
- 15Primary dataInformation which sociologists collect themselves through original or first hand research
- 16Secondary dataInformation which has not been collected by sociologists. The information already exists
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- A-Levels Sociology (Methods) Flashcards on Sociology glossary - Methods, created by eleanaaar on 15/05/2013.
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- eleanaaar · May 2013
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