Secondary sources Flashcards

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1
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What are the two main secondary sources we can use

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Official statistics
Documents

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2
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What are two ways of collecting official statistics ?

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Registration
Official surveys

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What are some practical advantages of using official statistics ?

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They are a free source of large amounts of data
They allow for comparisons between groups
As they are collected in regular intervals they can be used to identify patterns and trends

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What are some practical disadvantages of using official statistics ?

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The government collect statistics for its own purposes not for the use of sociologists
The government may define concepts differently to sociologists
If language/definitions change over time this may prove comparisons difficult

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What are some other issues with using official statistics ?

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Representativeness
Reliability
Validity
The question of weather they’re facts, constructs or ideology

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What are public documents ?

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Documents produced by organisations that are made available to anyone

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What are personal documents ?

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Items such as, letters, diaries, photo albums, and autobiographies

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What are historical documents ?

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A personal/public document created in the past

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9
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What was John Scott (1990) criteria for evaluating documents ?

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Authenticity
Credibility
Representativeness
Meaning

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What are some advantages of documents ?

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Personal documents allow for a closeness to the reality
Documents are sometimes the only source of information
They are a cheap source of data

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