Social Surveys

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  • Created on: 31-12-19 17:51
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  • Social Surveys
    • APPROACH
      • Cross -Sectional
        • "Snapshot Studies"
        • Provides Information about ONE PARTICULAR MOMENT
      • Longitudinal
        • Information gathered over a LONG PERIOD OF TIME
        • Changes in Behaviour of Attitudes can be TRACED OVER TIME
    • THREE AIMS
      • 1. Discover FACTUAL and BLUNT Information about a GROUP of PEOPLE
      • 2. Discover Differences in BELIEFS, VALUES and BEHAVIOUR between People
      • 3. Test a HYPOTHESIS and gather information to CONFIRM or DENY
    • WHAT IS A SOCIAL SURVEY
      • SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION of LARGE AMOUNTS of DATA
      • LARGE NUMBER of PEOPLE
      • Relatively SHORT TIME
  • THREE TYPES
    • Factual Surveys
      • Descriptive Information
      • E.G Census
    • Attitude Surveys
      • Subjective Opinions
      • e.g Opinion Polls
    • Explanatory Surveys
      • Testing Theories
      • Producing New Theories on a Topic
    • Social Surveys
      • APPROACH
        • Cross -Sectional
          • "Snapshot Studies"
          • Provides Information about ONE PARTICULAR MOMENT
        • Longitudinal
          • Information gathered over a LONG PERIOD OF TIME
          • Changes in Behaviour of Attitudes can be TRACED OVER TIME
      • THREE AIMS
        • 1. Discover FACTUAL and BLUNT Information about a GROUP of PEOPLE
        • 2. Discover Differences in BELIEFS, VALUES and BEHAVIOUR between People
        • 3. Test a HYPOTHESIS and gather information to CONFIRM or DENY
      • WHAT IS A SOCIAL SURVEY
        • SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION of LARGE AMOUNTS of DATA
        • LARGE NUMBER of PEOPLE
        • Relatively SHORT TIME

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