methods - people Flashcards
(16 cards)
name 2 positivists
comte and durkheim
name 3 interpretivists
mead, douglas, atkinson
what is operationalism?
making the aim/hypothesis specific and measurable
what is an aim?
open and flexible
what is an hypothesis?
prediction and focused
why are pilot studies conducted
to amend any issues
questions = clear and dont upset
sampling successful
teams are trained
data correct
what are the two types of random sampling?
- systematic
choose number 1 - 10 and take every 10th of that number - stratified
divided into sections, frames as fit
what are the 4 types of non random sampling
- snowball - have them recommend someone else they think fits
- purposive - group/place
- opportunity - finding them in likely places
- quota - set number of people each category
who are the 2 names associated to lab experiments?
milgram - authority and obedience
elton mayo - hawthorne effect
what is an issue of structured interviews
right answerism
name 1 official statistic
census
non government angency
trade unions
writer associated with field experiments
rosenthal jacobson
what did eileen fairhurst study?
broke her back and did a cover part-ob to observe hospital treatment
griffin covert ovservation
the one who made himself black
what did james patrick study?
glasgow gang and he committed the criems
