A level AQA Sociology Theory & Methods

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Decks in this class (22)

Types of Data
What is primary data 1,
What are 5 sources of primary data 2,
What is secondary data 3
16  cards
Practical & Ethical Factors Influencing Choice of Methods
What 3 things may researchers thi...,
What 3 practical factors may infl...,
What practical factors influences...
5  cards
Theoretical Factors Influencing Choice of Methods
What are postivists views on natu...,
What are interpretivist views on ...,
How do positivists aim to underst...
8  cards
Research Design and it's stages
What does a good research design ...,
What is validity 2,
What is reliability 3
16  cards
Sampling Techniques
Explain systematic random sampling 1,
Explain stratified random sampling 2,
2 strengths of random sampling me...
9  cards
Quantitative Primary sources of data
What is laboratory experiments us...,
What are the key features of a la...,
3 strengths of lab experiments 3
27  cards
Qualitative Primary sources of data
What are unstructured interviews 1,
What is verstehen 2,
What are the key features of unst...
17  cards
Quantitative Secondary sources of data
What are official statistics 1,
How are stats produced through 2,
How do positivists view official ...
7  cards
Qualitative Secondary Source of data
What are personal documents 1,
3 strengths of personal docs 2,
3 weaknesses official stats 3
8  cards
Functionalism
How do functionalists view society 1,
Functionalism is also a what theo...,
What did durkheim focus on 3
25  cards
Marixsm
What is marxism 1,
Who are the bourgeoisie 2,
Who are the proletariat 3
10  cards
Neo-Marxism
What did gramsci argue 1,
What do humanistic marxists belie...,
What did gramsci argue about ideo...
23  cards
Feminism
What do liberal feminists believe 1,
What are 4 things liberal feminis...,
Explain the liberal feminist dist...
22  cards
Action Theories: Weber & Symbolic Interactionism
What are action theories 1,
What does weber argue 2,
What are weber s 4 main types of ...
18  cards
Action Theory: Phenomenology & Ethnomethodology
What is phenomenology 1,
What do phenomenologists aim to s...,
What does schutz argue 3
14  cards
Action Theory: Structuration Theory
What does giddens s structuration...,
Explain the duality of structure 2,
Explain the reproduction of struc...
6  cards
Postmodernism & Globalisation
What does postmodernist argue 1,
What are 5 features of a post mod...,
Explain what idea modern society ...
18  cards
New Right
What is the new right 1,
4 key beliefs of new right 2,
What does the new right believe a...
8  cards
Late Modernity
What is late modernity 1,
What does giddens argue about lat...,
What are giddens 2 features of la...
10  cards
Sociology & Science
What is the positivist view of sc...,
What is an example of discovering...,
What is an example of objective r...
26  cards
Sociology & Value freedom
What is value free 1,
What do the early positivists say...,
What did 20th century positivists...
15  cards
Sociology & Social policy
What is social policy 1,
4 examples of social policies 2,
What is the difference between so...
10  cards

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