Sociology Research Methods 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: beesCreated on: 03-06-19 16:12 Surveys, what are they good for? QUANTITATIVE: 1. Large population - more accurate. 2. Flexible (internet, postage) 1 of 16 Questionnaires, what are they good for? QUANTITATIVE: 1. Cheap to do. 2.Flexible. 3. anonymous. 2 of 16 Structured Interview, what is it good for? QUANTITATIVE: 1. Standardised questions - all respondents have same questions. 2. Interviewer is present to explain. 3 of 16 Semi/Unstructured Interview, what is it good for? QUALITATIVE: 1. Participant can withdraw. 2. Freedom to add questions. 3. Interviewer is present to explain questions. 4 of 16 Participant Observation, what is it good for? QUALITATIVE: 1. Researcher views group naturally. 2. Get info on hard to reach people. 3. adaptation of ideas. 5 of 16 RESEARCH PROJECT: QUALITATIVE APPROACH Semi/Unstructured interviews 6 of 16 1 Literature review (to find out if the research has been done before) 7 of 16 2 Operationalise concepts (where/who/explain or dictionary) 8 of 16 3 Research questions (3 questions) 9 of 16 4 Sampling part 1: people being studied? target population? sampling frame (phone directory)? access (school, parents)?, sampling technique (stratified random, snowball, quota)? 10 of 16 5 Preferred method: 5 advantages, qualitative data, validity, interpretivists 11 of 16 6 5 disadvantages of method, reliability, positivists 12 of 16 7 Sampling, representatives, generalisability: can you generalise? 13 of 16 8 Ethics (follow BSA guidelines, informed consent, right to withdraw, anonymity, sensitive topic) 14 of 16 9 Practical issues (access, time management, money) 15 of 16 10 Analysis of data/conclusion 16 of 16
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