documents

Question 1

what 3 categories can documents be split into?

Answer 1

1. personal
2. historical
3. public

Question 2

what are personal documents

Answer 2

diaries, letters, birth certificates, memoirs can be historical or temporary, documents show expressions

Question 3

what are public documents/eg

Answer 3

photograph, newspaper, school report, census

Question 4

example of documents

Answer 4

Valerie Hey
made use of notes girls passed in class to understand friendship patterns. got notes out of bin bc girls were experts at hiding them from teachers

Question 5

evaluation of personal documents

Answer 5

• no way to check validity- author may be dead
• difficult to interpret
• versthen
• consent?
• very authentic
• expressed feelings

Question 6

evaluation of historical documents?

Answer 6

• understand cultures cannot visit
• picture of past
• authenticity- fake?

Question 7

evaluation of public documents?

Answer 7

• exaggerated motives?
• feelings not expressed
• get statistics, very authentic
• ethical (consent)
• practical- time