Documents - Advantages and Disadvantages Flashcards
1
Q
What do personal documents enable researchers to do? (Advantage)
A
They allow researchers to get close to the social actors reality, giving them insight
2
Q
What sociologists favour documents?
A
Interpretivists
3
Q
Sometimes documents are… (advantage)
A
The only source of information available
4
Q
What do documents offer researcher after they conduct primary research? (Advantage)
A
They offer researchers an extra check on the results and validation of their previous findings
5
Q
Why are documents a cheap source of data? (Advantage)
A
Because someone else has already gathered the information
6
Q
4 disadvantages of documents
A
Authenticity
Credibility
Representativeness
Meaning
