gaps in knowledge p1 - T and M

Question 1

sociological example of field experiment and the disadvantage of this

Answer 1

rosenthalls and jacobsens iq test

• no clue what else influenced the groups performance as well as teacher expectations

Question 2

What is a field experiment

Answer 2

in real life settings such as a classroom

Question 3

3 practical disadvantages of using documents

Answer 3

• may be difficult to access if sensitive information
• may not fit scope of research exactly
• authenticity
• hard to interpret meanings - may have changed over time

Question 4

what is participant observation

Answer 4

the researcher attempts to become accepted member of the group

Question 5

explain two problems of using the functionalist perspective to study today’s society.

Answer 5

• too idealistic - ignores oppression faced by certain groups - focus on shared norms and values but fem say this causes female oppression. ignores conflict between ruling class and proletariat.
• outdated - post modernists say we are now in a diff time where society is more fragmented and diverse. nuclear family is no longer norm, harder to maintain social solidarity due to diversity of relationships.

Question 6

example of personal document and the benefit

sociological

Answer 6

Douglas used suicide notes which he thought made his research more valid than durkheims
still could be invasion of privacy tho

Question 7

what can be the sensitivity of researching differences in behaviour in schools

Answer 7

• policy and resource implications for schools;
• schools’ market and league table position;
  Its impact on achievement or behaviour;
  stigmatisation;
• parental consent).

Question 8

who is the main positivist guy

Answer 8

comte

Question 9

what do Comte and positivist believe

Answer 9

• just like nature, sociology is made up of an objective factual reality
• sociology is a real thing that exists independently of our minds

Question 10

what does PERVERT stand for

Answer 10

practical
ethical
reliability
validity
examples
representitiveness
theoretical

Question 11

why are official statistics not social fact. name 3

Answer 11

• socially constructed
• may be low in validity
• may be ideologically biased
• there may be errors in interpreting data
• there may be errors in recording data

Question 12

who uses official statistics for his study and why is this and issue

Answer 12

Durkheim
- many argue he was wrong to use it for suicide

Question 13

2 types of official statistics

Answer 13

hard and soft

Question 14

disadvantage of participant observation using an example;e

Answer 14

Venkatesh gang leader for a day accused of going native - losing objectviity and adopting their values