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 […]
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Outline and Explain Two Theoretical Problems of Using Social Surveys in Social Research
Firstly, social surveys suffer from the imposition problem, closed questions limits what respondents can say Interpretivists argue respondents have diverse
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Using self-completion written questionnaires to investigate unauthorised absences from school
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Questionnaires in Sociology: Strengths and Weaknesses
Social surveys, a quantitative research method using structured questionnaires and interviews, have theoretical strengths in detachment, hypothesis testing, representativeness and reliability, but face limitations in imposition, misinterpretation, and representativeness issues. They are practical for gathering large data sets but offer only superficial insights. Ethically, they provide informed consent and unobtrusiveness but may not be suitable for sensitive topics.