Social Trends - Revision Cards

Question	Answer
Explain the term biased in reference to research	Prejudice or preference for the researcher's own arguement
What is a Census?	A full scale national survey taken once every ten years since 1801 (apart from 1941)
What is cohabitation?	Couples living together in a permanent relationship without being married
What does the term correlation mean:?	A link between two data sets
The extent to which findings of a survey are applicable to a wider population is known as...?	Generalisation
Explain the term 'glass ceiling'	An invisible barrier that prevents some women from fulfilling their potential in the work-place and explains why there are relatively fewer females in senior positions
What is informal care?	Usually unpaid care given by family, friends or neighbours
What is the term for when someone has been given the facts about the research to be carried out and on this basis has agreed to take part?	Informed consent
What is macro research?	Large scale research
What is micro research?	Small scale research
What is 'objective' research?	Research which is not distorted by emotional involvement or personal bias
What is qualitative data?	Data which, instead of using numbers relies upon words to express feelings, values and attitudes
What is quantitative data?	Data which can be put into numerical form e.g. percentages, numbers, tables, graphs and charts
Explain the term 'quota sampling'	The selection of a specified number of subjects, who satisfy a number of predetermined criteria
Explain the term 'recession'	Deteriorating economic conditions, when unemployment increases and productivity declines
What is relatability?	The extent to which research findings may be applicable to other, similar population samples
The extent to which a measurement yields the same answer each time it is used is known as...	Reliability
Information used by a researcher but collected by someone else is known as...	Secondary data
What is the term for the decline in religious beliefs, religious behaviour and the role of the church?	Secularisation
People are living longer due to improvements in diet, health care and education. What is this called?	Rising longevity
What are statutory services?	Services provided by the state, through legislation
What is the selection of subjects in proportion to the numbers of a group from a sampling data known as?	Stratified random sampling
What is 'subjective' research?	Research coloured or affected by personal views, emotions or prejudice
What is the third sector also known as?	Voluntary sector
What is the view we have of ourselves called?	Self-concept
Describe the term 'unethical'?	Not carried out in accordance with the principles of conduct that are considered correct
The extent to which a measurement truly reflects the phenomenon being studied. Refers to the quality of research results. This is known as....?	Validity
What are voluntary organisations?	Non-profit making agencies e.g. charities
When the researcher becomes part of the group being studied. This is known as...?	Participant observation
Name two methods often used to test public opinion	Quota sampling & street interviews

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