100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
Quantitative Methods vs Qualitative Methods - Sociology - Becoming a Sociologist (Seminar 9) £2.99   Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. University Of Roehampton (RU)
  4.  
  5. University Of Roehampton
  6.  
  7. Becoming a Sociologist (SOC020C131)

Lecture notes

Quantitative Methods vs Qualitative Methods - Sociology - Becoming a Sociologist (Seminar 9)
 4 views  0 purchase

These are notes taken at a seminar class for the Sociology degree module Becoming a Sociologist. This seminar class looked at the differences between quantitative and qualitative methods. It covers the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative methods.

Preview 2 out of 6  pages

Document information

  • April 1, 2021
  • 6
  • 2020/2021
  • Lecture notes
  • -
  • Quantitative methods vs qualitative methods

Subjects

Written for

All documents for this subject (4)

Seller

avatar-seller
SupplementaryStudyNotes

Reviews received

Content preview

Module: Becoming a Sociologist


Seminar 9 – Quantitative Methods vs Qualitative Methods


Outline for today’s class
 Look at the differences between quantitative and qualitative methods
 Short PowerPoint presentation on quantitative methods
 Take the quiz on this week’s Moodle session
 Compare the survey to the 1993 survey


Online test: you will be tested on the differences between quantitative and qualitative
methods.


Quantitative Methods:
 Deals with numbers – in social surveys, if you tick yes/no, that answer will be
recorded as a number.

 What can you do with the numbers? Turn them into percentages

 Tends to take the position of the researcher – you are telling the participants
what the questions are and the responses they can select from. Participants
respond the way the researchers want them to respond.

 You are in charge of the research

 Good at testing theories. Example: testing the gender variations

 Tendency to be static – can find out how people are feeling at that very
moment.

 Structured – follow sequences through the process. Very fixed.

 Generalisation – finds out what do most people think about this

 About statistics, hard data, mathematically based.

 Reliable – consistent patterns

 Tends to be macro – you get an overview of the big picture. Dealing with a
large sample.

,  Interested in behaviour – example: if a vaccine was available tomorrow, would
you take it?

 Tends to take place in artificial settings


Qualitative methods:
 All about words

 Focus groups

 Participants can respond in any way they want

 Researcher is much closer to the participant – there is a dialogue between
them. There is social interaction.

 About generating theories and explanations

 Tend to be much more involved in process – to find out how things alter after
time.

 Unstructured – much more flexible and open; tends to develop as it goes
along.

 Tends to focus on the context much more – how does it vary by the context,
looks at the social location they’re in, tries to understand peoples’ opinions
and beliefs.

 Not too much concerned about reliability. You are after the richness and depth
of the data, to look for new insights. Not interested in percentages.

 Micro – conducted in much more smaller groups

 All about meaning – detailed discussion

 Natural setting – the researcher goes to where the action is to observe what is
going on.




Quantitative and Qualitative Methods – PowerPoint presentation

Introduction

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller SupplementaryStudyNotes. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for £2.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

66579 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy revision notes and other study material for 14 years now

Start selling

Recently viewed by you

Summary ·

(0)

Samenvatting - Ecologie en Milieuzorg CB 3
£2.99
  • (0)
  Add to cart