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Strengths and weaknesses of revision methods
Quantitative methods,
Qualitative methods,
Strengths of questionnaires
20
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Positivism and patterns and trends
What do positivists believe,
What influences positivists,
What do they see people as
12
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Objectivity, reliability and quantitative data
Features of scientific data,
What did early positivists believe,
Why has positivist research domin...
3
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Interpretivism and meanings and experiences
Who was a famous interpretivist s...,
What positivist views did he reject,
What did he note about humans
6
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Verstehen, empathy and researcher imposition
What is verstehen,
What do interpretivists prioritis...,
What is an interpretivist critiqu...
3
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Rapport, subjectivity and qualitative data
What is validity to interpretivists,
What do interpretivists do in the...
2
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Durkheim
What was durkheims study,
What approach did he use,
What 3 trends did he notice
5
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Atkinson
What was atkinsons study,
Why was atkinson so critical of d...,
What did atkinsons research focus on
3
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Factors influencing the choice of research topic
What two types of social phenomen...,
What does research aim to be,
How does the interests and values...
6
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Aims and hypotheses
What is the starting point after ...,
What is the purpose of reading ot...,
What is a hypothesis
3
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Primary and secondary data
What is primary data,
How is primary data usually colle...,
What is secondary data
5
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Operationalisation
What is operationalisation,
What is onne of the most difficul...,
What do sociologists regard as a ...
3
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Bias and pilot studies
What do researchers have to make ...,
What do sociologists need to be a...,
How can bias be discovered
6
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The choice of research method
What affects the choice of resear...,
Why does cost affect the research...,
How does time affect research
5
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Respondent validation and interpretation of data
What is respondent validation,
Why is respondent validation useful
2
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Validity and reliability
What is validity,
What do positivists argue about v...,
Who strives for validity in their...
5
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Genralisability and representativeness
Which perspective uses the concep...,
What is representativeness,
What is aa representative sample
4
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Longitudinal studies
What is a longitudinal study,
What is the use of longitudinal s...
2
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Access and gatekeeping
Why do sociologists need to consi...,
How have some sociologists access...,
What is a problem with access for...
5
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Sampling process and sampling techniques
What does the research group need...,
What does the research population...,
Why are samples used
11
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Triangulation and methodological pluralism
What is triangulation,
What is methodological pluralism,
What is an example of methodologi...
3
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