secondary sources

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  • What are secondary sources in sociology?
    Data collected by other sociologists
  • Why are secondary sources considered cheaper for researchers?
    They have readily available data
  • How can researchers use secondary sources effectively?
    By easily triangulating information
  • What is a benefit of secondary sources regarding data accessibility?
    They provide easily accessible data
  • How can secondary sources help researchers observe social changes?
    They show changes over the years
  • What types of information can secondary sources provide?
    Examples of good practice and misconduct
  • Why is it important to critically review secondary sources?
    They may lack objectivity
  • What can be biased even among official statistics?
    Government statistics
  • Why might governments manipulate data?
    To serve their political agendas
  • What is the role of surveys conducted by mass media?
    They might show a manipulated reality
  • What is official statistics data collected by?
    The Office for National Statistics (ONS)
  • What do official statistics depict?
    Changes in population, marriages, and crimes
  • How often is the census conducted?

    Every ten years
  • What does demography study?
    The population
  • What is the purpose of the Crime Survey for England & Wales (CSEW)?
    To collect data on people's crime experiences
  • How does CSEW differ from official crime statistics?
    CSEW includes unreported crimes
  • What do historical documents help depict?
    Changes in marriage and family types
  • Where are historical documents more widely found?
    Local church records
  • When is raw census data released?
    100 years after recording
  • What are life histories in sociological research?
    Letters and diaries with personal accounts
  • How did Young and Wilmott use life histories in their study?
    They used diary notes from participants
  • What types of media can be valuable sources of data?
    Radio, TV broadcasts, magazines, newspapers
  • How can content analysis of media be useful for sociologists?
    It provides up-to-date data