methods in context - documents - Advantages and disadvantages table in A Level and IB Sociology

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Created on: 30-09-20 11:37

methods in context - documents

Advantages

it is a form of qualitative data therefore interpretists favour this method
they are readily avaliable
few ethical issues with public documents as they are published for everyone to see/use
reliable as direct comparisons can be made
can be highly representative and for some documents, ALL schools and colleges are required to do so

Disadvantages

personal documents hold an ethical issue
personal documents aren't representative
may not be credible as schools want to represent themselves in a positive light (not valid/biased)

Evaluation

although documents provide a useful insight into social behaviour they are limited in terms of representativeness and availability

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