Research methods

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Decks in this class (14)

Introduction and Basics
Research methods can be classifie...,
Primary data,
Advantage of primary data
6  cards
Factors affecting choice of method
Factors affecting choice of method,
Practical issues,
Time and money
17  cards
Factors infuencing choice of topic
Factors,
The sociologists perspective,
Society s values
5  cards
Research characteristics
Five main groups,
Pupils,
Power and status
39  cards
Lab Experiments
Who favours lab experiments,
Why do positivists favour lab exp...,
Why do positivists not favour lab...
35  cards
Field Experiments
Why were field experiments developed,
Two key features of field experim...,
Field experiments and isolation
6  cards
Comparative Method
How is the comparative method dif...,
How is the comparative method lik...,
How does it work
7  cards
Questionnaires
What are questionnaires,
What type of data does it produce,
What are the types of questionnaires
42  cards
Documents
What are documents,
Types of documents used by sociol...,
Public documents
27  cards
Structured Interviews
What are structured interviews,
Practical issues,
Response rate
17  cards
interviews as social interaction
Factors,
Interviewer bias,
Artificiality
7  cards
Unstructured Interviews
What are unstructured interviews,
Practical issues,
Rapport and sensitivity
9  cards
Observations
Types of observations,
Whether non participant or partic...,
Non participant observations
37  cards
official stats
Practical issues,
Practical limitations,
Representativeness
4  cards

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