Studied by 0 peopleGive one example of a longitudinal study.
Parker studied drug use in 1125 teenagers for 4 years from ages 14-18 - found types of drugs used changed over time
Humphrey’s tearoom trade - acted as watch queen for gay men having sex in public toilets, pretended he was a voyeur, noted car numbers and found addresses of participants
deception, covert participant observation, unstructured interviews
Venkatesh’s study of crack gangs - spent ten years with gang, befriended gang leader, witnessed lots of criminal activity, placed in charge of gang for one day
confidentiality, guilty knowledge, overt participant observation
Give one example of a positivist studying suicide.
Durkheim - looked at official statistics between different countries/social groups, lacks validity
Give one example of an interpretivist studying suicide.
Atkinson - interviewed coroners, said suicide was a meaning attached to people’s deaths, in-depth qualitative data but not reliable
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