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research methods Flashcards

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subjective knowledge

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values, experience and beliefs

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objective knowledge

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opinion, prejudice, bias

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positivism

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value free sociology
treating humans like test subjects

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interpretivism

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sociology cannot be value free
humans studying humans

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quantitative

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numbers as a result

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qualitative

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answers as a result

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primary data

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collected data from the subject by the researcher

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secondary data

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collected data from diaries, documents, statistics

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grepooverel

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generalize
representative
operational
valid
ethical
reliable

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generalisability

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apply the results of your study to a broader context

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representativeness

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representativeness simply means the extent to which a sample mirrors a researcher’s target population and reflects its characteristics.

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operationalisation

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operationalisation is the process in which sociologists define concepts and ideas in order to measure them

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validity

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true and understood

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ethics

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comfortable and polite

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reliability

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repeatable

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Eileen Barker Making of a Moonie

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who and how they become moonies

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Zimbardo Stanford Prison Study

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pretend prison turns into psych ward

18
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Bandura Bobo doll

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tea party vs boxing class

19
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Paul Willis – Learning to Labour

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how working class kids get working class jobs

20
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Humphreys – Tearoom Trade

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gay sex in public places

21
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James Patrick – A Glasgow gang observed

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Patrick’s’ findings relate to social conditions that led to such a gang forming and becoming so intense in their behaviour

22
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sampling

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is how we get participants who take part in a study.

23
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target population

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is the group we are interested in studying

24
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A Sampling Frame

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is a list of the target population from which we randomly select our sample

25
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gate keeper

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someone who controls who can access information such as a headteacher of a school

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probability or random

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random, systematic, stratified

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non probability or non random

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quota, snowball, purposive / volunteer

28
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quantitative methods

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Social Surveys
Structured Interviews
Statistical data
Questionnaires
Experiments
Content analysis

29
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Jane Elliot brown eyes blue eyes.

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study of prejudice and discrimination

30
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qualitative methods

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Observation
Documents
Ethnography
Interviews
Focus Groups

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