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Access to a sample
many situations where a researcher may be
unable
to
observe
need to
locate
the appropriate
participants
issues
of
access
where does funding come from for research?
research
institutes,
businesses
or
government
what is quantitative data?
information in
numerical
form
what is
qualitative
data?
non-numerical
information, based on
words pictures
or observation/
understanding
who prefers positivist methods?
functionalists
,
feminists
and
marxists
(
structural
theories)
who prefers interpretivist methodology?
interactionists
and
postmodernists
social action
theories
What methods do positivists prefer?
quantitative
methods
what methods do interpretivists prefer?
qualitative
methods
What practical factors influence the choice of method?
Time
and
Money
requirements of the
funders
researcher
skills
subject
choice
research
opportunity
what ethical factors influence choice of method?
informed
consent
confidentiality
/
anonymity
protection
from
harm
effects
on
wider society
covert
research
legality
What theoretical factors influence choice of method?
validity
reliability
representativeness
What is primary data?
data collected
first hand
for
purpose
of the research
what is secondary data?
data that
someone
else has
collected
for their
own purposes
What factors influence the choice of topic?
societies
values
practical
factors
funding
bodies
sociologists
perspective
What is reliability?
retesting
to
verify
what you found is
accurate
and would produce the
same
results again
preferred by
Positivist
what factors compromise reliability?
availability
researcher behaviour
What is representativeness?
asking a sample that is
broad
enough to
represent
the
group
you are trying to study
What is validity?
discovering
honest
and
authentically true
meanings behind human
actions
preferred by interpretivists
How can validity be compromised during analysis?
interpreting
something
wrong
overt bias
- selecting
sections
that support their view
subconsciously selecting the wrong things
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