Primary and secondary data Flashcards
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What is primary data
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Data collected by the sociologist themselves
2
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How is primary data usually collected
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Questionnaires or participant observation
3
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What is secondary data
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Data that already exists
4
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What are qualitative secondary sources
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Newspapers Novels Literature Art Autobiographies Letters Diaries Radio & TV Programs Parish Registers Historical Documents Previous sociological studies School records Social work Files Police Records Minutes of meetings Official government documents
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What are the advantages oof using qualitative secondary sources
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May be the only sources of information in an area e.g. Historical Documents
Some interpretivists may wish to gain ideologies of those who produce them. Autobiographies Can be useful for this purpose
They may be useful for assessing peoples concerns or worries
