Case studies

Question 1

What was wills study?

Answer 1

He studied 12 working class boys called the ‘hamerton boys’. He used overt and group interviews to understand counter-school culture. His findings identified that prepared them for working class jobs.

Question 2

Advantages of case studies

Answer 2

They use mix methods allows for triangulation of data, has validity in their findings due to in depth research into a real world event

Question 3

Disadvantages of case studies

Answer 3

May not be possible to generalise because of other sociologists challenging their points, may have low reliability, Hawthorne effect is present