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Topic 7 Documents Flashcards

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Advantages of personal documents

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Practical
Cheap
Saves researchers time

Theoretical
Valid written for personal purposes

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Disadvantaged of personal documents

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Theoretical
Not representative some groups unlikely to produce personal documents
Lacks validity personal bias

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Advantages of historical documents

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Practical

Comparisons over time

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Disadvantages of historical documents

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Theoretical
Not representative
Lost/destroyed documents
Lacks validity-written selectively/bias

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