operationalisation Flashcards
1
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Definition
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Defining a concept in a clear way so it can be measured. Usually involves identifying a series of indicators e.g social class may use indicators such as housing, education and occupation.
2
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Advantages
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specificity. After operationalization, we should be able to determine whether there is evidence for or against a given hypothesis.
Reliable
3
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Limitations
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It involves interpretation and a narrowing down from broad, though less clear, concepts, to sharper and often less generally agreed to specifications.
Ethics - using a term participants may not agree with?
Could the term be generalized
validity and objectivity.
4
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Interpretivist or positivist
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Positivist?
