Short-answer questions

 

Short-answer questions

 

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Answer each question carefully. Consult your Social Research text when your memory fails you or when you are in doubt about the accuracy of your responses.

 1     Describe briefly the nature and purpose of field research.

 2     Name the types of field studies employed in social research.

 3     Describe the main elements of a field design.

 4     Define case studies in simple terms and explain their purpose in social research.

 5     Describe the structure and purpose of case studies in quantitative and qualitative research.

 6     Explain the structure and purpose of the case-study protocol.

 7     Describe the research model employed in case-study research.

 8     What is 'ethnographic research' and how is it employed in social research?

 9     Explain in simple terms the theoretical foundations of ethnographic research.

10    Describe the structure, purpose and methods of ethnographic research.

11    What are the criteria of ethnographic research?

12    How suitable is ethnography for social research?




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