sociology - methods of research

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types of data
What is primary data 1,
What are advantages of primary da...,
What are the disadvantages of pri...
11  cards
questionnaires
What are questionnaires 1,
What are the two types of questio...,
What are open ended questions 3
9  cards
observation
What is participant observation 1,
What does weber 1922 say about pa...,
Who is participant observation hi...
12  cards
interviews
What are the different types of i...,
What are structured interviews 2,
What are the advantages of struct...
12  cards
experiments
What are experiments 1,
What are the different types of e...,
What are field experiments 3
7  cards
approaches to sociological research
What are social surveys 1,
What is ethnography 2,
What is a case study 3
11  cards
Sampling
What is sampling 1,
List 3 types of probability sampl...
2  cards
Content analysis
What is content analysis 1,
What are the approaches of conten...,
What is formal content analysis 3
6  cards
Positivists and Interpretivists arguements
Features of positivists in resear...,
How do positivists want their res...,
What is value freedom 3
10  cards
past paper questions
Explain two ways that research mi...,
Explain one strength and one limi...,
Explain one strength and one limi...
6  cards
Official Statistics
What are official statistics 1,
Types of official statistics 2,
What are victim surveys 3
6  cards
Research Ethics
0  cards
Researcher values
What is objectivity 1,
What is subjectivity 2,
Who support subjectivity 3
9  cards

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