Documents - done

Question 1

what are documents

Answer 1

can be any type of written tects

Question 2

public documents

Answer 2

produced by organizations such as the gov or school - some of which may be available to researchers

Question 3

personal documents

Answer 3

first account recordings of what happens
Thomas and znanieckis did a study on migration and found using personal documents helped them experience social change among thousands of people firsthand.

Question 4

historical documents

Answer 4

a personal or public document created in the past

Question 5

accessing documents

Answer 5

scott says there are 4 criteria when it comes to accesing documnets
- authenticity
- credibility
- representativeness
- meaning

Question 6

authenticity

Answer 6

is the document what it claims to be has it been altered or who actually wrote the document

Question 7

credibility

Answer 7

is the document accurate, believable - stein says that document on the internet may not be checked

Question 8

representativeness

Answer 8

is the information typical? if this cannot be answered, is it safe to generalize from it

Question 9

meaning

Answer 9

are specialized skills needed to understand it, what is the actual meaning of the document

Question 10

advantages of documents

Answer 10

personal documents allow the researcher to get close to the individual
maybe the only source of info
extra info to back up primary research
they are a cheap source of data