Secondary (official stats and Documents) Flashcards
what are the three types of secondary documents
public
personal
historical
what are public documents
avaliable to the public, produced by organisations such as government, school and businessnes
what are personal documents
first perosn accounts of social events and personal experiences that includes the writers feeling
what are examples of public documents
ofsted reports
newspaper articles
films
what are examples of personal documents
social media
blogs/ vlogs
photo albums
letters
autobiography
what are historical documents
personal or public but created in the past
what are examples of historical documents
letters
diaries from the past
historical paintings
what did Thomas Znaniecki study and what did he use
used personal and public documents consisting of hundred of letters and diaries
studied consequences of polish migration
what did Hay study
used notes passed in class to understand friendship patterns
what did Aries study
used paintings from the past to study the social construction of childhood
what is content analysis
way of turning qualitative data into quantitative which positivists will prefer
what are secondary statistics
created by the governmental department and other official agencies
how do positivists feel about official statistics
are valuable as they identify ‘social facts’ that are true and objective
they can be used to test and hypothesis and identify correlation, cause and effect relationships
how do interpretivists feel about official statistics
they are not valid and do not represent the real world
they are a reflection of the labels and opinions people attach to a situation
how do marxists feel about official statistics
they are apart of an ideology to benefit the dominant group that works to maintain capitalism
