Short-answer questions
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?