NatCen [morrel et al.] (2011) study into young people's response to the Tottenham (august) riots

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

To answer the question: “why did young people get involved in the Tottenham riots?”

Question 1

sample

Answer 1

36 participants (evenly split
between those older or younger than 18).

Question 2

research method

Answer 2

Interviews

Question 3

procedure

Answer 3

• Participants were interviewed 5 weeks after the riots occurred.
• Researchers gained full
  informed consent &
  confidentiality & anonymity was ensured.
• Participants were interviewed individually or in groups – 2 or 4

Question 4

findings

Answer 4

-Four different types of involvement: watchers,
rioters, looters, non-involved.

-Different factors made people more likely (nudge
factors) or less likely (tug factors) to get involved.

-These were divided into dispositional factors *
situational factors (e.g. having poor job prospects = dispositional, nudge factor. Friends not being involved = situational, tug factor.

Question 5

conclusion

Answer 5

People influenced by what they thought was right or wrong & if benefits outweighed risks.

Question 6

limitations

Answer 6

-Interviews so could have been dishonest because of social desirability (lacks validity).
-Many participants were accessed in prison (not
representative of all who took part).