SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS

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  • Created on: 24-04-17 16:30
WHAT ARE THEY FOR ?
distinguishes sociology from philosophy // underpinned by evidences - empirical research
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PRIMARY DATA
directly from sociologists // testing a hypothesis
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SECONDARY DATA
collected by someone else for their own purposes
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QUANTITATIVE DATA [OBJECTIVE]
- numerical -positivists -e.g. stats // reliable
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QUALITATIVE DATA [SUBJECT]
-form of words with details -how pople think & feel -interpretivists -non numerical e.g. photo //valid
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THEORETICAL ISSUES
-reliability -validity -rpresentativeness - generalisability
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SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLING
select a number of sampling units from the sampling frame (computer generated)
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SYSTEMATIC RANDOM SAMPLING
pick one name from the frame & then choose every nth after that
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STRATIFIED RNADOM SAMPLING
divide the target population (gender&ethnicity) & then take random samples from each groups
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QUOTA SAMPLING
now many from each population group
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SNOWBALL SAMPLING
fits the criteria then ask others they know to join
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PURPOSIVE SAMPLING
seeking out particular people directly
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OPPORTUNITY SAMPLING
picking first 20 available at a particular time
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VOLUNTEER SAMPLING
actively volunteer e.g. response to ad
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directly from sociologists // testing a hypothesis

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