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Content Analysis of The Mass Media in Social Research

This post looks at the advantages and disadvantages of using formal (quantitative) content analysis and qualitative textual and thematic analysis […]

Sociologists use a wide range of research methods to study social life, from large-scale surveys to in-depth interviews. The choice

Karl Thompson / December 29, 2015

Here’s an interesting correlation between the quantities of books published on Pornography and Patriarchy… This is from Google ngram viewer,

Karl Thompson / December 28, 2015

A range of quantitative and qualitative evidence which both supports and criticises the Functionalist view of education.

Karl Thompson / December 21, 2015

Secondary Qualitative Data is information that already exists in written or audio visual format. Secondary Qualitative Data typically take the form

Karl Thompson / November 19, 2015

some documentaries providing qualitative evidence on the experience of poverty in the U.K.

Karl Thompson / November 18, 2015

Evaluate the extent to which home based, rather than school – based factors account for social class based differences in

Karl Thompson / September 19, 2015

hyper globalists argue globalisation is a positive process of economic growth and increasing prosperity for the majority and the spread of democracy.

Are free schools more successful than regular schools?

Born out of the Enlightenment Positivists believe sociology is scientific and that it can be a force for social progress.