Questionnaires

Question 1

Hite

Answer 1

Study of ‘love, passion and emotional violence’ in USA sent out 100,000 but only 4.5% was returned

Question 2

Cicourel (Interpretivist)

Answer 2

Data from questionnaires lacks validity and doesn’t give a true picture of what’s being studied - can only gain a valid picture by using methods that allow us to get close to the subject

Question 3

Shipman

Answer 3

When the researchers caterories are not the respondents categories ‘pruning and bending’ of the data is inevitable

Question 4

Rutter

Answer 4

Used them to collect large quantities of data from 12 inner London secondary schools