Gap Year Blogs – A Thematic Analysis
Snee (2013) was interested in how representations of cultural difference were portrayed in ‘gap year’ narratives. She sought out blogs […]
blogging, content analysis, research methods
research methods
Longitudinal studies, research methods
Longitudinal Studies
Longitudinal studies collect data from the same people at regular intervals over a long period, so researchers can measure how
participant observation, research methods
Covert Participant Observation: Examples and Ethics
Covert Observation may be the only way you can gain access to deviant groups but there are SEVERAL limitations too…
education, research methods, Statistics
Education in the UK – Key Facts and Stats
The key statistics on schools, pupils, teachers, spending, special educational needs, young people’s participation and higher education, taken from the
content analysis, Media, research methods
Evidence of Right Wing Media Bias
Is there a right-wing bias in the British media? Here I explore some of the sociological evidence which suggests that
positivism, research methods
Scientific Quantitative Methodology in Sociology
Positivists prefer to the limit themselves the study of objective ‘social facts’ and use statistical data and the comparative method
experiments, research methods
Milgram’s Obedience Experiment – Strengths and Limitations
A laboratory experiment designed to test how obedient people are to authority.
Families and Households, Pot Luck, research methods, surveys
Surveys on Family Life in the UK
Social Surveys are one of the most common methods for routinely collecting data in sociology and the social sciences more
research methods, Statistics
Why Do Voting Opinion Polls Get it Wrong So Often?
Surveys which ask how people intend to vote in major elections seem to get it wrong more often than not,
Exams and revision advice, research methods
Research Methods – 4 Mark ‘Outline’ Questions for AS Sociology
The research methods section of the AS sociology Paper 2 (7191/2), Research Methods and Topics in Sociology, starts with a