Sociology - Research Methods 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyResearch MethodsASAQA Created by: T ColbyCreated on: 04-03-16 13:03 What are the two types of data? Primary and secondary. 1 of 18 What is a secondary source? Information which relates to a chosen topic which has been already been completed. 2 of 18 What could a secondary source be? Relevant official statistics, previous sociological account, newspaper reports and diaries. 3 of 18 What could secondary sources be? Infinate. 4 of 18 Give an example of official statisitcs. Marriage and divorce rates. 5 of 18 Give an example of a newspaper report. Articles on teenage pregnancy. 6 of 18 Give an example of a personal document. Diaries. 7 of 18 Sociologists that use primary data will always also use what? Secondary data to complement their own findings. 8 of 18 What is a primary resource? An original piece of information which is the product of reseach conducted by sociologists. 9 of 18 What are the two methodological techniques which are used to develop primary data? Positivist methodological approaches (quantitative methods) and subjectivist methodological approaches (qualitative methods). 10 of 18 What are the three considerations considered by sociologists when selecting their research method? Practical, ethical and theoretical considerations. 11 of 18 State all of the practical considerations. Resources, physical characteristics, confusion, representativeness, no alternative, role?, sensitive issues and refusal. 12 of 18 State all of the ethical considerations. Informed consent, anonymity, greater good, disclosure, distortion, law breaking and perpetuation of inequality. 13 of 18 State all of the theoretical considerations. Reliability, generalisation, makes causal links, validity, subjectivity and verstehen. 14 of 18 What is quantitative data? Information addressing the extent of a social characteristic and its association with other variables. 15 of 18 Give a benefit for the use of quantitative data. Make more precise generalizations. 16 of 18 What can be made from these precise generalizations due to the use of quntitative data? Discover the causes of future strengths and make predictions about future trends. 17 of 18 What are the five key concepts that are associated with positivism? Positivism, reliability, objectivity/value freedom, operationalizing concepts and quantitative techniques. 18 of 18
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