Social Trends - Glossary

Questão	Responda
Action Research	A research style that focuses on a particular task or problem
Ageing Population	A population in which the proportion of people of retirement age is increasing faster than other age groups
Advocacy	When someone speaks on behalf of someone else who is unable to voice their views
Birth Rate	The number of babies born per thousand of the population per year
Biased	Prejudice or preference for the researcher's own argument
Bias	Distortion of results of research caused by undue influence of a specific factor
Census	Full scale national survey taken once every ten years since 1801 (apart from 1941)
Child Support Agency	Est, 1993 Absent parent traced by CSA to support children financially
Closed Question	Has a fixed set of answers, often used to arrive at quantitative data
Cohabitation	Couples living together in a permanent relationship without being married
Chort Study	A systematic study of a specific group of people
Congruence	To agree
Conjugal Roles	The roles played by adult males and females within a family. They may be segregated (separate roles) or joint (shared equal roles). Also referred to as the division of labour
Continuum	The range between two points
Correlation	A link between two data sets
Demographic	The science of the population to include the description of factual characteristics such as age, gender or income level
Disproportionate Random Sampling	A technique to make sure that small groups within a target population are adequately represented in the sample
Distort	Twist or contort or misrepresent
Domiciliary Services	Health and social care services which take place in service users' home
Dual-worker Families	Where both partners work
Emigration	People leaving a country to settle elsewhere
Evaluate	Consider the advantages and disadvantages and make judgements against theory or the views of others
Feminist	Follower of a 1960s movement which promoted women's rights at home and at work
Fertility Rate	The number of babies born per thousand women of child-bearing age per year
Generalisation	The extent to which findings of a survey are applicable to a wider population
Glass Ceiling	An invisible barrier that prevents some women from fulfilling their potential in the workplace and explains why there are relatively fewer females in senior positions
Immigration	People moving into a country to live
Independent Sector	Agencies that provide health and social care independently from statutory services. They could be private or voluntary
Infant Mortality Rate	The number of deaths of infants under one year old per thousand live births. An indicator or general prosperity
Informal Care	Usually unpaid care given by family, friends or nieghbours
Informed Consent	When someone has been given the facts about the research to be carried out and on this basis has agreed to take part
Life Expectancy	The number of years a newborn baby can be expected to live
Longitudinal Study	A piece of research conducted over a significant period of time
Macro Research	Large scale research
Micro Research	Small scale research
Migration	The movement of people from one area to another
Multi-cultural Society	A society which embraces and accepts people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds
New Man	Someone who has moved away from the stereotypical traditional male "macho" figure to one who shares tasks equally with partner
New Right	A view of the family that is based upon tradition and is reluctant to accept changes that have occurred e.g. increase in lone parent families. It believes that the nuclear family is the ideal, with little government intervention
Objective Research	Not distorted by emotional involvement or personal bias
Opportunity Sampling	The use, by the researcher, of those people who are available and/or willing to take part in a study
Perspective	Viewpoint
Pilot Study	A 'dry run' to test out a new data collection tool, this allows for modifications
Primary Research	Information collected by the researcher themselves
Qualitative Data	Instead of using numbers relies upon words to express feelings, values and attitudes
Quantitative Data	Data which can be put into numerical form e.g. percentages, numbers, tables, graphs and charts
Quota Sampling	The selection of specified number of subjects, who satisfy a number predetermined criteria
Recession	Deteriorating economic conditions, when unemployment increases and productivity declines
Relatability	The extent to which research findings may be applicable to other, similar population samples
Reliability	The extent to which a measurement yields the same answer each time it is used
Rising Longevity	People are living longer due to improvements in diet, health care and education
Sampling	The Selection of a representative cross-section of the population being studied
Secondary Data	Information used by a researcher but collected by someone else
Secularisation	The decline in religious beliefs, religious behaviour and the role of the church
Self Concept	The view we have of ourselves
Self Esteem	Self confidence
Semi-structured Data	Information collected about specific topics but expressed in the respondents' own words
Serial Monogamy	Having several marriage partner during a lifetime
Statutory Services	Those provided by the state, through legislation
Stratified Random Sampling	Selection of subjects in proportion to the numbers of a group from a sampling data
Subjective	Research coloured or affected by personal views, emotions or prejudice
Third Sector	Voluntary sector
Total Fertility Rate	This measure expresses births in a year in terms of the implied overage number of children per women over a lifetime
Unethical	Not carried out in accordance with the principles of conduct that are considered correct
Unstructured Data	Not tightly controlled by interviewer, therefore in respondents' own words
Validity	Extent to which a measurement truly reflects the phenomenon being studied. Refers to the quality of research results
Voluntary Organisations	Non-profit making agencies e.g. charities
Welfare State	A 'safety net' for individuals and families whereby the government will ensure a basic minimum standard of care and support

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