Case Studies Flashcards
A case study is the examination of a single group, place, e___ , ins____ or individual
event institution
A case study often utilizes what two methods? {both qualitative}
observations
unstructured interviews
What two types of sociologists prefer case studies and why?
positivists - to add a QUAL dimension to their research
interpretivists - to offer a micro view of a person, place etc
The first example of a case study comes from which sociologist that did a P.O in Chicago?
whyte - ‘street corner society’
Whyte’s study looked at what single group?
a gang of inner city males
Why did whyte’s study have to be overt?
he was alot older so wouldn’t be able to blend in otherwise
The second example of a case study comes from which two interactionists?
Rosenthal & Jacobson - ‘pygmalion in the classroom’
What did Rosenthal & Jacobson look at?
labelling in the classroom –> fake IQ test
R&J returned to which institution a year later and found what?
the school “spurters” had made significant progress
a {PRACTICAL} advantage of case studies is that the researcher can look at what type of groups?
deviant/unique groups or cases
{PRACTICAL ADVANTAGE} : participants are unlikely to reveal the full extents of their deviant behaviour when asked in what way?
directly
the {ETHICAL} advantage of case studies is that it is easy to obtain?
informed consent
{ETHICAL ADVANTAGE} : this means that participants are fully aware of the _____ of the research
focus/purpose
a {THEORETICAL} benefit of case studies is that they tend to achieve which “V” ?
verstehen
{THEORETICAL BENEFIT} :
case studies take the view of the participants,
therefore leading to fresh ? and a deeper understanding of their ?
insights
point of view
a {PRACTICAL} limitation of case studies is that they take ___ & ____
time & money
{PRACTICAL LIMITATION} :
this is because case studies tend to use more q___ methods,
for example with an in___, developing r___ will mean it takes longer to do.
qualitative
interview
rapport
An {ETHICAL} issue that may arise from case studies is lying to participants aka …
deception
{ETHICAL ISSUE} : deception can occur in several ways,
either through the researcher pretending to ? or not informing participants of the full e__ of the research
‘be one of them’
extent
A {THEORETICAL} problem of case studies is that they lack which “R” ?
representativeness
{THEORETICAL PROBLEM} : as a case study focuses on a single group, event, place etc
this will result in a small ? therefore the data generated is not likely to be a typical ?
sample
cross section of the population
