Research methods 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsASOCR Created by: Afnan1Created on: 06-04-17 14:32 FIELD EXPERIMENTS An experiment conducted in everyday social settings 1 of 22 EXPERIMENTAL EFFECT Any unintended effect of the experiment on a participant 2 of 22 SAMPLE A selection from the research population 3 of 22 SAMPLING UNIT A member of the research population 4 of 22 SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING A systematic selection of people from the sampling frame 5 of 22 SNOWBALL SA,MPLE Members of the research pick each other 6 of 22 OPERATIONALISED Translating concepts into various categories 7 of 22 PILOT STUDY A prelminary study designed to identify the problems with the main study 8 of 22 FOCUS GROUPS Group interviews in which the interviewer encourages respondents to discuss topics with each other 9 of 22 ETHNOGRAPHY The study of the way of life of a group of people 10 of 22 KEY INFORMANT A member of the group being observed who develops a close relationship with the researcher 11 of 22 FORMAL CONTENT ANALYSIS A method which seeks to classify an quantify the content of a document 12 of 22 THEMATIC ANALYSIS A method which seeks to identify the themes, motive and ideologies which underline a document 13 of 22 AUDIENCE RESEARCH An investigation of audience understanding and response to documents 14 of 22 TRIANGULATION Combining different research methods and different types of data in order to check the validity and reliability of findings 15 of 22 METHODOLOGICAL PLURALISM Combining different research methods and different kinds of data in order to build up a fuller picture of social life 16 of 22 Who would use experiments? Positivists would use it because they can get quantitative data out of the results so they can get patterns. They usually use lab experiments 17 of 22 SUBJECTIVITY when researcher looks at something from own point of view 18 of 22 REACTIVITY How the respondent reacts to the interview 19 of 22 DEMAND CHARACTERISTICS Respondent anticipates what interviewer wants to hear 20 of 22 QUOTA SAMPLING Researcher picks number of people in each category then selects them 21 of 22 CONSENSUS A general agreement 22 of 22
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