Sociology - 0495 CIE

How Do Sociologists Investigate Society? Continued

Muhtasari

Once a study is planned and a sample chosen, the sociologist faces the practical question: how do I actually gather the data? Do I post out a questionnaire, sit down for a long conversation, watch from the corner of a room, or even join in myself, possibly without telling anyone who I am? Each method gathers a different kind of truth, and each carries its own risks, from people lying on a form to a researcher being changed by the group they joined.

This lesson teaches the main methods and how to weigh them: surveys and questionnaires, the four kinds of interview, the four kinds of observation, and experiments. It then shows how a researcher actually chooses, using the practical, ethical and theoretical factors, and it takes ethics seriously: informed consent, privacy, honesty and the duty to do no harm. These are the judgements that turn a method into responsible research.

Malengo

  1. Surveys.
  2. Questionnaires.
  3. Interviews (structured, semi-structured, unstructured, group).
  4. Observations (participant, non-participant, covert, overt).
  5. Strengths and limitations of each method.
  6. Open.
  7. Closed.
  8. Multiple choice.
  9. Scaled.
  10. Researcher perspective (positivist/interpretivist).
  11. Access to sample.
  12. Response rate.
  13. Funding/cost.
  14. Time.
  15. Informed consent.
  16. Privacy/confidentiality.
  17. Deception.
  18. Prevention of harm.
  19. Legality.

Maelezo ya Somo

This is where the whole research-methods unit pays off. Almost every high-mark method question asks you to evaluate a method or to explain why a researcher chose one, and that always comes down to weighing strengths against limitations and linking the choice to practical, ethical and theoretical factors. Ethics, in particular, runs through the modern syllabus: examiners want students who can spot when research crosses a line. Master the methods and the factors that shape their use, and you can answer almost anything this unit throws at you.

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Tathmini ya Somo

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Utakutana na mchanganyiko wa aina mbalimbali za maswali, ikiwemo maswali ya kuchagua jibu sahihi, maswali ya majibu mafupi, na maswali ya insha. Kila swali limebuniwa kwa umakini ili kupima vipengele tofauti vya maarifa yako na ujuzi wa kufikiri kwa makini.

Tumia sehemu hii ya tathmini kama fursa ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa mada na kubaini maeneo yoyote ambapo unaweza kuhitaji kusoma zaidi. Usikatishwe tamaa na changamoto zozote utakazokutana nazo; badala yake, zitazame kama fursa za kukua na kuboresha.

  1. A question that lets respondents answer in their own words is called: A. a closed question B. an open question C. a scaled question D. a multiple-choice question Answer: B
  2. An interview that follows a fixed list of questions in a set order is a: A. structured interview B. unstructured interview C. group interview D. semi-structured interview Answer: A
  3. When a researcher joins in a group's activities while studying it, this is called: A. non-participant observation B. participant observation C. a laboratory experiment D. a structured interview Answer: B
  4. Research carried out without the knowledge of those being studied is described as: A. overt B. covert C. longitudinal D. stratified Answer: B
  5. Ensuring people agree to take part knowing what the research involves is called: A. informed consent B. operationalisation C. triangulation D. confidentiality Answer: A

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