Pratical factors
- Created by: amyelizabeths
- Created on: 22-05-17 14:08
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- Practical factors (Restrict the sociologists choice of method)
- Time
- Some methods usually take more time. E.G participant observation studies and unstructured interviews take more time than social surveys.
- Finance
- The finance available affects the number of researchers, respondents and the amount of research time.
- Source of funding
- Research sponsored by government, business, voluntary organisations etc. Reflects the concerns of these funding bodies. It is often easier to get funding for quantitive research.
- Personal factors
- Researchers have careers, family commitments etc, so they may not be able to do lengthy research in the field.
- Research subjects
- Some groups are less open. E.G criminals, so structured research methods are not appropriate.
- Research opportunity
- If a research opportunity suddenly appears, the researcher may have no time to prepare lengthy questionnaires or interview schedules.
- Personal danger
- Methods involving direct contact with a research group increase the possibility of danger to researchers.
- Time
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