Mixed methods ( research methods) Flashcards
(9 cards)
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what are mixed methods
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use of two or more methods in a surfy which can be used to check the data from one method , and it’s the data from another method ( triangulation )
2
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what are strengths of mixed methods
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- can be representative and therefore be generalised
- add qualitative research to quantitative
- increases validity
- can weigh out strengths and weaknesses of each method
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what are limitations of mixed methods
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- time and cost
- high level of skill required - training which takes time and is costly
- careful analysis
- can become complicated
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elieen barker study
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- the moonies study
- used participant observation , questionnaires and in depth interviews
- the moonies are a unification church - where over thousands of people have a wedding ceremony together with a person they just met.
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simon winlow study
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- bouncers and crime in the city study
used participant observation , informal interviews and secondary data in his study .
studied bouncers and crime in the city
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laud humphrey’s study
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- tea room trade
used participant observation to look at gay men having sex in public bathrooms - recorded their number plate
- used unstructured interviews with their wives
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O’Donnell and Sharpe study
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- ” Uncertain masculinities”
- Used questionnaires and interviewed a small sample of the people to whom they had administered the questionnaire
- an example of triangulation
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Macdonald and Marsh study
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-idea of class inequality
- study of a small group youths from Teeside growing up
in poor neighbourhoods
- explores how youths navigate transitions
into adulthood in poverty
- used in depth interviews and ethnographic observations
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Frosh , Phoenix and Pattmans study
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- “young masculinities “
- used semi structured interviews with boys aged 11-14
- did focus groups
- how young boys construct their masculine identities
- ideas of peer pressure , ethnicity and hegemonic masculinity
