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Social surveys
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- 1Social survey can be a written questionnaire or an interview The types of questions can be closed or openTo conduct a survey 1st;choose a topic 2nd formulating an aim+ hypothesis This will give the study direction Not supported=discarded This isn't always a bad thing as it it progress Operationalise concepts to make sure everyone is on the same page and to make sure concepts are counted in the same way Next is a pilot study, a test run to iron out problems Eg rewrite questions
- 2We must find a representative sample by getting a sampling frame and selecting the sample from it using random sampling or quasi-random sampling However these can be unrepresentative Other sampling techniques are stratified random sampling Eg separating male+ female, then selecting from each or quota sampling Eg the researcher goes out looking for a certain numberPractical reasons why impossible to create a representative sample; social characteristics of the researcher population unkown(age gender class) Impossible to find a sampling frame (criminals) Possible P's may refuse to participate When it's not possible to get a represent. sample=snowball; P's contacting others to be interviewed or opportunity sampling;individuals who are easy to access Theoretical reasons; interpretivists believe it is more important to gain valid data
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- finished sociology (Sociological Methods) Flashcards on Social surveys, created by *Ellie* on 15/05/2013.
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