Documents (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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What is a document?
What is a document?
Any paper/electronic resource with recorded information
Examples of personal documents
Examples of personal documents
Diaries, memoirs, letters, photos, emails
Why personal documents have high validity
Why personal documents have high validity
Not written for public; more honest and authentic
Fulcher & Scott's 4 evaluation questions assess
Fulcher & Scott's 4 evaluation questions assess
Authenticity, motives, representativeness, emotional clarity
Personal documents as what type of arena?
Personal documents as what type of arena?
Naturalistic arena
What are public documents?
What are public documents?
Materials produced for public domain by govt, NHS, courts
Main data type in public documents
Main data type in public documents
Quantitative data
Public records retention limit
Public records retention limit
Generally not retained beyond 30 years
Key disadvantage of personal documents
Key disadvantage of personal documents
Often not representative or generalisable
Time advantage of using documents
Time advantage of using documents
Eliminates need to collect data from scratch
Problem checking historical documents
Problem checking historical documents
Often impossible to check accuracy
Archer et al (2007) research method used
Archer et al (2007) research method used
Photographic diaries
Krishan & Hoon: What do diaries provide respondents?
Krishan & Hoon: What do diaries provide respondents?
Voices - write in own words