research - observations

Question 1

participant strengths

Answer 1

valid
vertehen - can empathise with the people
flexible ans unstructured
might be only way of researching people

Question 2

participant weaknesses

Answer 2

time consuming
harm to researcher
gaining access
covert may see illegal activities
not reliable
risk of bias
hawthorne affect
getting in staying in getting out

Question 3

non participant strengths

Answer 3

same as participant
limited risk of research going native
if you want to perceive deviants you have to be inconspicuous

Question 4

non participante weaknesses

Answer 4

subjective therefore can’t be repeated
generally small scale so can’t be repeated
stops you from getting in action
overt would influence behaviour

Question 5

overt advantages

Answer 5

less ethical issues as they know there being researched
more reliable than covert
observer can take notes
allows researcher to interview

Question 6

overt disadvantages

Answer 6

time consuming
hawthorne affect
lacks reliability
small sample size affect validity

Question 7

covert advantages

Answer 7

no hawthorne
more detail
more validity

Question 8

covert disadvantages

Answer 8

ethical issues
can be time consuming
getting in staying in getting out