Qualitative Primary Methods Flashcards
How many Qualitative Primary Research Methods are there?
6
What is the difference with Interviews in Qualitative Research Methods?
They are Unstructured Interviews
What is another name for Unstructured Interviews?
Informal Interviews
What are Unstructured Interviews? What are these interviews similar to?
An interview with no pre-planned questions, similar to informal conversations
What are Interviews if they are inbetween Structured and Unstructured Interviews?
Semi-structured Interviews
What are Semi-Structured Interviews?
An interview with a few predetermined questions where new things can be discussed if they come up
What are Focus Groups?
When a specific group is free to talk about a particular topic and the Interviewer only listens and observes
What is it called if a Researcher just watches what a person or a group does and not take part themselves?
Observation
What happens in Observation?
The researcher only watches what participants say or do and makes notes
What 2 types of Observation can there be?
Overt and Covert Observation
What does it mean if a piece of research is Overt?
It means participants know the sociologist is a researcher
What does it mean if a piece of research is Covert?
It means participants do not know the sociologist is a researcher
What is an Ethnography? How long can these go on for?
An in-depth study of a person or a group’s way of life. These can go on for years
How do researchers get their data in an Ethnography? (Name 3 ways)
They will use unstructured interviews or observation or focus groups
What must you not mix Ethnography’s up with?
Longitudional Research
