SOCIOL 1Z03 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Ethnocentrism, Sexting, Feminist Theory

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Sandra Colevecchia

Document Summary

If the experiment is in an arti cial environment, the situations won"t represent real-life situations. Hawthorne e ect - people will behave di erently when they know they"re being watched. If children are being investigated under laboratory conditions, their behaviour may be very di erent than in everyday situations because the environment is intimidating. It is hard to control the variables (the children). Experiments are not applicable to all things that sociologists want to study. Replicating a positive approach to research (not conductive to rapport/ bond build; subject rather than participant). Designing good questions is di cult, ex. questions can be mutually exclusive or exhaustive categories. Person being interviewed has memory-fade and forgot what happened to them. Person being interviewed and was a victim of crime that happened 2 years ago may think it happened more recently - referred to as telescoping (problem of recollection/ forgetfulness). Data is limited to what is being asked in the survey.