by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Questionnaires A2
Question 1: Why is non-response such a problem for sociologists? Question 2: Not all questionnaires are sent through the post. Sometimes questionnaires are given out to a group of people to fill in themselves and then collected in by the researcher afterwards. What...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Experiments A2
Milgram’s experiment, which was carried out in laboratory conditions, raises important ethical issues. Read the passage below. Then as a group, discuss the questions that follow and write down your answers. The social psychologist Stanley Milgram was interested in the...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Experiments A2
By following the logic of the experimental method, we can discover cause-and-effect relationships. This allows us to predict what will happen under the same conditions in the future. For example, suppose we want to test the hypothesis that a smoking awareness...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Experiments A2
‘The biggest problem of reliability for sociologists carrying out experiments is the human participants’. Why might this be so? Write an account of these difficulties, including reference to each of the following in your answer. a) People already hold attitudes,...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Experiments A2
Go to www.prisonexp.org where you will find an account of Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment. You will find this activity useful for analysing issues regarding prisons (see Topic 9 of Chapter 2, Crime and Deviance) as well as illustrating some of the issues...
by John Amy | Mar 18, 2014 | Methods in Context A2
Question 1: Find examples in this Topic of three research situations where the researcher may be compromised because s/he is seen as an authority figure. Question 2: In what ways is a police station a ‘closed’ social setting? Question 3: Discuss the advantages and...
