Labelling Theory
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RESEARCH
- Selecting a topic
- Considering the practical issues
- Hypothesis or research question
- Social problems&policy
The interests&values of the researcher
Current debates in the academic world
Topics that are of general interest at the time
Time&resources needed
Access to the subject matter
Whether funding is available
Hypothesis?
Research question?
Action taken by the governments that have taken an direct effect on the welfare of the citizens of a country
Current debates in the academic world
Topics that are of general interest at the time
Time&resources needed
Access to the subject matter
Whether funding is available
Hypothesis?
Research question?
Action taken by the governments that have taken an direct effect on the welfare of the citizens of a country
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CHOOSING HOW TO RESEARCH
- Primary data
- Secondary data
- Research design preparation
- Operationalising concepts
- Postmodernist criticism of sociological research
Primary data - questionnaires (surverymonkey.com), interviews, observation(researchers face to face involvement/quantitative data)
Secondary data - TVs, newspapers etc
Triangulation: use of multiple methods in research to provide more reliable data than a single method
Secondary data - TVs, newspapers etc
Triangulation: use of multiple methods in research to provide more reliable data than a single method
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EVALUATION CRITERIA
- Reliable? Validity? Representativeness? Right balance?
- Ethnics in sociological research
- Bias&objectivity
- Sociological research
-Reliable
-Validity
-Representativeness
-Getting the balance right
Morally 'right' (no lies, harm, privacy kept, no laws broken)
-Validity
-Representativeness
-Getting the balance right
Morally 'right' (no lies, harm, privacy kept, no laws broken)
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