research methods

Question 1

subjective knowledge

Answer 1

values, experience and beliefs

Question 2

objective knowledge

Answer 2

opinion, prejudice, bias

Question 3

positivism

Answer 3

value free sociology
treating humans like test subjects

Question 4

interpretivism

Answer 4

sociology cannot be value free
humans studying humans

Question 5

quantitative

Answer 5

numbers as a result

Question 6

qualitative

Answer 6

answers as a result

Question 7

primary data

Answer 7

collected data from the subject by the researcher

Question 8

secondary data

Answer 8

collected data from diaries, documents, statistics

Question 9

grepooverel

Answer 9

generalize
representative
operational
valid
ethical
reliable

Question 10

generalisability

Answer 10

apply the results of your study to a broader context

Question 11

representativeness

Answer 11

representativeness simply means the extent to which a sample mirrors a researcher’s target population and reflects its characteristics.

Question 12

operationalisation

Answer 12

operationalisation is the process in which sociologists define concepts and ideas in order to measure them

Question 13

validity

Answer 13

true and understood

Question 14

ethics

Answer 14

comfortable and polite

Question 15

reliability

Answer 15

repeatable

Question 16

Eileen Barker Making of a Moonie

Answer 16

who and how they become moonies

Question 17

Zimbardo Stanford Prison Study

Answer 17

pretend prison turns into psych ward

Question 18

Bandura Bobo doll

Answer 18

tea party vs boxing class

Question 19

Paul Willis – Learning to Labour

Answer 19

how working class kids get working class jobs

Question 20

Humphreys – Tearoom Trade

Answer 20

gay sex in public places

Question 21

James Patrick – A Glasgow gang observed

Answer 21

Patrick’s’ findings relate to social conditions that led to such a gang forming and becoming so intense in their behaviour

Question 22

sampling

Answer 22

is how we get participants who take part in a study.

Question 23

target population

Answer 23

is the group we are interested in studying

Question 24

A Sampling Frame

Answer 24

is a list of the target population from which we randomly select our sample

Question 25

gate keeper

Answer 25

someone who controls who can access information such as a headteacher of a school

Question 26

probability or random

Answer 26

random, systematic, stratified

Question 27

non probability or non random

Answer 27

quota, snowball, purposive / volunteer

Question 28

quantitative methods

Answer 28

Social Surveys Structured Interviews Statistical data Questionnaires Experiments Content analysis

Question 29

Jane Elliot brown eyes blue eyes.

Answer 29

study of prejudice and discrimination

Question 30

qualitative methods

Answer 30

Observation Documents Ethnography Interviews Focus Groups