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Chapter 5: Sociological research methods
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Chapter 5: Sociological research methods
Qualitative methods
Why use?
Useful for illegal for deviant activities
Gives real insight
Problems of qualitative methods
Bias
Generalisability
Reliability
Influence on group being studied
Types of observational method
Participant
Non - Participant
Covert/Overt?
Mixed Methods or triangulation
Sociologists often use two or more approaches
Theoretical and ethical issues
How theoretical issues influence research
suggest one research topic rather than another
Influence research method choosen
Influence interpretation of research findings
How ethical issues influence research
Influence choice of research topic
Ask researcher to consider the effects of the research
Influence who is chosen to be researched
Raise issue of whether researcher may act immorally or illegally during research
Secondary Data
Why use?
Allows historical research
Good where 'primary methods' (surveys, participants, observation, etc.) not possible
Types of secondary data
Previous research
Official publications
Diaries and letters
Novels and fiction
Oral and family history
The media
Problems of secondary data
Inaccuracy or bias in original source
Censorship
What does sociological research do?
Gathers data
Primary
Secondary
Makes correlations
Suggests/confirms correlations
Quantitative methods
Ways of asking questions
Interviews
Questionnaires
Why Use?
Allows use of statistical test
Less bias
Good overview of society
Problems of quantitative methods
fails to get 'lived experience'
Validity
Reliability
Types of quantitative method
Case studies
Comparative research
Experiments
Survey
Cross - Sectional
Longitudinal
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