research methods - research methods

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TIME AND MONEY
different methods require different time and money and this can be influenced by the sociologists choice
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REQUIREMENTS OF FUNDING BODIES
research institutes etc. that provide the funding require the results to be in a particular form
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PERSONAL SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS
each sociologist possess different personal skills and this can affect their ability
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SUBJECT MATTER
may be harder to study a particular group
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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY
the opportunity you carry out can occur unexpectedly
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INFORMED CONSENT
research participants should be offered the right to refuse to be involved
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CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY
researchers should keep the identity of the research participants a secret
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HARM
researchers need to be aware of the possible effects of their work
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VULNERABLE GROUPS
special care should be taken of where research participants are particularly vulnerable (disability or age)
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VALIDITY
a method that produces a true and genuine one
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RELIABILITY
when another researcher can provide the same results
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REPRESENTATIVENESS
refers to whether or not the people we study are a typical cross-section of the group we are interested in
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REQUIREMENTS OF FUNDING BODIES

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