Examples Of Key Studies Flashcards
Willis is an example of what kind of study?
A participant observation
One built on rapport.
Zimbardo is an example of what problem?
A problem of the Hawthorne effect, participants amplifying being social actors, and the validity of the study being questionable.
This is a dramaturgical problem
eg: ‘Cool hand Luke’s’ Warden
Rosenhan’s study is what kind?
A field experiment,
Participants attempted to get themselves committed to mental hospitals to be able to covertly report on both treatment and how long it took to be noticed.
What is Durkheim’s study of suicide an example of?
What did Durkheim do?
The comparative method.
Durkheim considered the similarities and differences between catholics and protestants in order to theories why protestants killed themselves more.
He concluded it was because catholics integrate people more whereas protestantism is more self isolating, the people’s relationship with God is more private.
Milgram experiment is an example of a study which strengthens which theory in sociology? (Also in psychology)
Adorno’s theory of the authoritarian personality.
Cicourel and Kitsuse did what?
What 2 things does it prove is valuable to consider in sociological methods?
A semi structured interview.
This proved out more elaborated answers, particularly when asking clarification questions.
Building rapport.
Asking clarification questions.
Willis is an example of what kind of studies
Group interview.
Overt observation.
Shere Hite did what?
What happened?
What 2 lessons might we be able to take from it?
Sent of 100,000 copies of their questionnaire on love, intimacy, and emotional violence.
Only 4.5% of people it was sent to replied.
. Emotional, uncomfortable topics and their framing, can make people lose confidence in replying.
. A problem with questionnaires is we cannot guarantee people will write back.
Labov did what, found what?
Studied Black American students and found that when they let their guards down from their informal approach, they opened up and were far more articulate than they would have otherwise been able to detect.
Punch’s study is an example of
The risk of overinvolvement from a participant observation.
Pinch began trying to do citizens arrests, chasing offenders.
Powney and Watts found what from studying who?
Hey found from studying young school children, that children are typically ‘literal minded’ and are likely to pay attention to details the researchers may not anticipate.
Conducting research within school hours was also more likely to be disruptive and less fruitful.
Griffin’s study is an example of…
The need for rapport and sometimes infiltration into insular groups.
Griffin (who controversially adopted makeup to appear to have darker skin)
Infiltrated a Black community during the segregation in America, to understand their point of view.
Margaret Mead’s study of native islanders is an example of the problem that…
A language barrier can have on a researcher when both biases are not critically analysed and misinterpretation of what they’re exposed to is likely.
Rosenhan’s study.
(Not Rosenthal and Jacobson)
Rosenhan infiltrated a series of mental hospitals across the U.S, and had participants cheat the DSM-5 in an attempt to appear schizophrenic.
This is a field study, covert.
What is the 19__polling blunder.
The 1936 polling blunder is an occurrence where the researchers trying to predict the winner of the presidential election, phoned citizens, forgetting that republican’s typically being wealthier, are far more likely to have a home telephone.
A lack of consideration for an opportunity sample cost the study it’s validity, as the prediction was entirely wrong in the end.
