Documents (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What is a document in sociological research?
What is a document in sociological research?
Any paper/electronic resource with info
Why are personal documents valued by researchers?
Why are personal documents valued by researchers?
They represent a naturalistic arena
Why do personal documents often have high validity?
Why do personal documents often have high validity?
They're not written for public reading
Which is one of Fulcher & Scott's evaluation questions for documents?
Which is one of Fulcher & Scott's evaluation questions for documents?
What were the motives for writing it?
Where are public documents typically stored?
Where are public documents typically stored?
The National Archives
What type of data do public documents primarily offer?
What type of data do public documents primarily offer?
Quantitative data
What do interpretivist & conflict sociologists say about public documents?
What do interpretivist & conflict sociologists say about public documents?
They reveal info about their creators
What is a key time-related advantage of using documents?
What is a key time-related advantage of using documents?
They eliminate need to collect from scratch
When might historical documents be especially valuable?
When might historical documents be especially valuable?
When they may be the only info source
What representativeness issue affects document research?
What representativeness issue affects document research?
Research often focuses on unusual people
Why is checking historical document accuracy difficult?
Why is checking historical document accuracy difficult?
Authors may be deceased
What method did Archer et al (2007) use in their research?
What method did Archer et al (2007) use in their research?
Photographic diaries
According to Krishan & Hoon, what determines diary research success?
According to Krishan & Hoon, what determines diary research success?
Quality & frequency of entries