Theory and methods

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Decks in this class (19)

Marxism
Marxism overview 1,
Social institutions 2,
False class consciousness 3
5  cards
Feminism
Liberal feminism 1,
Liberal feminism barriers to equa...,
Marxist feminism 3
5  cards
Social action theorists
Action theory weber 1,
Weber s four types of social acti...,
Symbolic interactionism george me...
5  cards
Types of data
Social research overview 1,
Methodology 2,
Quantitative data 3
7  cards
Positivism & Interpretivism
Positivism 1,
Positivist methods 2,
Interpretivism 3
4  cards
Research Design
Factors affecting choice of topic...,
Factors affecting choice of topic...,
Factors affecting choice of topic...
11  cards
Research Considerations
Research considerations overview 1,
Key concepts 2,
Practical issues 3
9  cards
Values in Research
Subjectivity 1,
Objectivity 2,
Value free sociology 3
5  cards
Modernity & Post-Modernity
Modernist era nation state 1,
Modernist era capitalism 2,
Modernist era growth of science r...
7  cards
Sociology as a Science
Positivism 1,
Interpretivism 2,
Postmodernism sociology 3
4  cards
Sociology & Social Policy
Feminist perspective 1,
Marxist perspective 2,
Functionalist perspective 3
4  cards
Experiments
Experiments 1,
Strengths of experiments 2,
Weaknesses of experiments 3
4  cards
Surveys
Surveys overview 1,
Conducting a survey 2,
Generalisability 3
4  cards
Interviews
Interviews overview 1,
Interviewer bias 2,
Structured formal interviews 3
8  cards
Observation
Participant observation 1,
Participant observation practical...,
Participant observation ethical i...
9  cards
Case Studies
Case studies overview 1,
Life histories overview 2,
Advantages 3
4  cards
Documents
Documents 1,
Evaluating documents scott 1990 2,
Advantages of documents 3
7  cards
Official Statistics
Official statistics 1,
Advantages 2,
Disadvantages 3
3  cards
Longitudinal Studies
Longitudinal studies 1,
Strengths 2,
Weaknesses 3
3  cards

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