sociology Methodology
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- Longitudinal Study
- Is a study of a group over a period of time where data is regularly collected
- Advantages
- Study changes over time
- Make comparisons over time
- Useful to study changing attitudes over time using the same sample
- Disadvantages
- Problems recruiting the sample
- Issue of commitment
- Maintaining contact with the sample
- Reliable?
- How do you keep the research team together?
- Valid?
- Problems recruiting the sample
- STUDIES: JWB Douglas 'the home and the school'. Sample = 3500 in March 1948
- Analysed education and home backgrounds
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