Case studies Flashcards
What type of data do case studies collect?
Qualitative data
What are the two examples of case studies?
-David Reimer and Little Hans
What is the David Reimer case study?
Reimer lost his penis in a botched circumcision operation when he was 8 months old.
His parents were advised to raise Reimer as a girl ‘Brenda’
When Reimer was 14 years old he was told the truth about his past and set about reversing the gender reassignment process to become male again. He later campaigned against other children with genital injuries being ‘gender boy who was raised as a girl ‘by John Colapinto
What is the Little Hans case study?
‘little Hans/ was nearly five when he was seen By Freud. The first report of Hans were when he was 3 years old when he developed an active interest in his ‘widdler’ (penis), and also those of other people.(Penis envy , scared of his father.
What are some strengths of case studies?
-Case studies have rich qualitative date
- They involve no manipulation and occur naturally in the real world this gives them high validity.
What are some weaknesses of case studies?
- Subjective- researchers biased an interpretation can influence the data collection and analysis, leading to inaccurateness.
1 Time consuming
2 Lack of control
3Limited generalizability- since case studies often focus on a single individual a small group, the finding may not be applicable to a broader population.
