Lesson 2: Social Science Research Flashcards
1
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Common sense
A
what everyone knows is true
2
Q
Common sense
A
bed-rock of science
3
Q
Science
A
state of knowing
4
Q
Research
A
systematic investigation of materials and sources to establish facts and find new conclusions
5
Q
Social science
A
human behavior (Hein, Weinstein, Egarf 2005); understanding how the world works (Brymann, 2007)
6
Q
Quantitative research
A
numerical data; fails to capture richness of data
7
Q
Qualitative research
A
investigates aspects of social life to understand processes and experiences
8
Q
Quantitative method
A
duration, scores, count
9
Q
Qualitative method
A
uses humanistic technologies like interview, participant observation, focus group discussion, textual and discourse analysis, history, biographies
