Research that examines a single case or example, such as a single school, family or workplace, often using several methods or sources
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Childhood
A socially defined age-status. Western societies define children as vulnerable and segregate them from the adult world. In the past they were part of an adult society showing childhood is a social construction
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Civil Partnership
The 2004 Civil Partnership Act gave same-sex couples similar legal rights to married couples in respect of pensions, inheritance, tenancies and property
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Closed-ended question
Questions used in a social survey that allow only a limited choice of answers from a pre-set list. They produce qualitative data and the answers are often pre-coded for the ease of analysis. E.g. Answers such as yes, no, dont know
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Comparative method
A research method that compares two social groups that are alike apart from one factor. E.g. Durkheim compared two identical groups apart from religion to find out the effect of religion on suicide rates. Used as an alternative to experiments
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Compensatory education
Government education policies such as operation headstart in the USA that seek to tackle the problem of under-achievement by providing extra support and funding to schools and families in deprived areas
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Comprehensive system
A non-selective education system where all children attend the same type of secondary school. Introduced to England and Wales in 1965.
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Segregated conjugal roles
The roles placed by a husband and a wife. Segregated conjugal roles are where the husband is the breadwinner and the wife is the homemaker, with leisure spent seperately.
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Joint conjugal roles
The roles placed by a husband and a wife. In joint conjugal roles, husband and wife each perforn both roles and spend their leisure time together
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Content analysis
A method of analysing the content of documents and media output to find out how often and in what ways different types of people or events appear. E.g. The Glasglow Uni Media Group (1976) used this to reveal bias in how tv news reported strikes.
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Control group
In experiments, scientists compare a CG and a EG that are identical in all aspects. The CG is not exposed to the variable under investigation so provides a baseline against which any changes in the experimental group can be compared
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Correlation
When two or more factors or variables vary together E.g. There is a correlation between low social class and low educational achievement. However, a correlation between two variables doesn't prove that one causes the other.
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A socially defined age-status. Western societies define children as vulnerable and segregate them from the adult world. In the past they were part of an adult society showing childhood is a social construction
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