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A Level Sociology Research Methods (Eduqas)
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What type of study is carried out over a long period of time?
Longitudinal
Comparative study
Case study
Comparative study
2
What did Durkheim mean by social facts?
External forces that shape behaviour
Interactions between individuals
Social phenomenon that is valid
Statements that are always true
3
Which research methods do positivists prefer to use?
Participant observation
Unstructured interviews
Questionnaires
Official Statistics
4
In his study Empire of the Scrounge who spent 8 months studying "dumpster divers"
Jeff Ferunal
Jeff Furstal
Jeff Ferudi
Jeff Ferrell
5
Research that is carried out under cover is known as what?
Secret
Covert
Concealed
Overt
6
What methods did Blackman use to study the homeless in Brighton?
Participant observation
Interviews
Questionnaires
Focus groups
7
A list from which a sample can be drawn is known as what?
Sample attrition
Sampling frame
Sample selector
Sample unit
8
What kind of study did Wilson and Jones carry out on a Paedophile?
Comparative study
Case study
One shot study
Longitudinal study
9
Positivists see human or social behaviour as the product of what?
Human interactions
Social facts
Shared meaning
The organisation of the society
10
Which method is most likely to be reliable?
Participant observation
Structured interview
Unstructured interview
No participant observation
11
In "The Kendal Project" Heelas used a variety of methods to study what?
Religion in the Lake District
Secularisation
The Branch Davidians
The Snake Handlers
12
According to interpretivists people are not the puppets of society - they are what?
Architects of society
A product of social forces
A reification
Instruments of society
13
Which of these is
NOT
a strength of a focus group?
They can efficiently generate a lot of information
They can generate new avenues for investigation
They are high in reliability
You can observe group dynamics
14
What is the sample size of the CSEW?
120,000
25,000
100,000
50,000
15
If someone lies during an interview what is lowered?
Objectivity
Reliability
Representativeness
Validity
16
What type of research aims to gain verstehen?
Quantitative
Case study
Large survey
Ethnographic
17
Name the sociologist who studied a religious sect
Emily Barken
Edna Burnal
Eileen Barker
Eileen Buster
18
Who carried out a textual analysis of suicide notes
Coombs
Durkheim
Jacobs
Punit
19
Haste investigated the use of mobile phones. What sampling technique did she use?
Volunteer sample (online)
Quota sample
Random sample of 200 schools and colleges
Self selecting sample of 200 students
20
Which research method would you
NOT
associate with interpretivism?
Participant observation
Structured interviews
Textual analysis
Focus groups
