Social Research Glossary

This is a social research glossary focusing on research methodology, including methods, epistemology and theortical concepts

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Each item is listed below with a core definition synthesised from various sources.
For a full analytic review including context, associated issues, related terms and sources click on the underlined term in the alphabetical listing below.
Links are provided to external social research sites but not on-line dictionaries, wikis etc.
Professor Lee Harvey, Quality Research International, January 2012.
This is a dynamic glossary and the author would welcome any e-mail suggestions for amendments or additions.
The information in this Glossary may be used and circulated without permission provided the source and copyright is acknowledged.
Citation reference: Harvey, L., 2011, Social Resarch Glossary, Quality Research International, http://www.qualityresearchinternational.com/glossary/
Page updated 16 January, 2012 12:23 . copyright Lee Harvey, 2012

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Alienation: xxx.

Anomie: xxx.

A: xxx.. XXX has two meanings.
1. yyy.
2. zzz.

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B

Becker, Howard: xxx.

Behaviourism: xxx.

 

 

 

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C

Cause: xxx.

Conflict theory: Cxx.

Conversation: C.

Critique: A.

Critical social research : xx .


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D

Data: xxx.

Deviance: xxx

Document analysis: xxx

Durkheim, Emile : xx

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E

Empirical: xxx.

Empirical data: xxx

Empirical knowledge: xxx

Empiricism: xxx.

Empiricist: xxx

Epistemology: xxx

Evidence: xxx

Experiment: xxx.

Explanation: xxx

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F

Fact: F.

Feminism: F is:

Functionalism: F


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Gender: The .

General sociological orientation: G.

Grey literature: G.

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H

H: A h.

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I

Ideal types: It.

In-depth interview: I.

Index: I:

Indicator: An indicator is something that points to, measures or otherwise provides a summary overview of a specific concept. A set of indicators that are combined is referred to as an index.

Inference: In.

Information: In.

Interactionism: In.

Interpretation: Int.

Interview: I.

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J

J

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Knowledge: I.

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 L

Labelling theory: xxx.

Leadership: A learning outcome is the specification of what a student should learn as the result of a period of specified and supported study.

Literature: League tables is a term used to refer to ranking of higher education institutions or programmes of study.

Logical analysis: xxx


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M

Marx, Karl: x .

Marxian: xx.

Marxism: xx

Mass media : xx

Meaning: xx

Method: under constrction.

Methodology: M.

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N

Norm:

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O

Observation: An

Official statistics: O.

Ontology: O.

Organic view of society: O:

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P

Perspective: P.

Phenomenology: P.

Participant observation:

Positivism: P.

Postmodernism: P.

Primary data: P.

Primary method : P.

Published documents: P.

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Q

Qualitative data: Q.

Quantitative data: Q.

Questionnaire: Q.

 

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R

Race: R.

Realism: R.

Reinforcement theory: Re

Relations of production: x.

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S

Secondary data: A

Secondary method: A

Social action: A

Social order : A

Social phenomenon: x

Sociological perspective: x .

Statistics: x

Structural analysis : x

Structuralism: x

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T

Text: A .

Theoretical knowledge: A .

Theory: A .

Theory laden: A .


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U

Understanding: U.

Unobtrusive method: U.

Unpublished documents: U.

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V

Value: V

Video recording: V

 

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W

Wealth: W

Weber, Max: y.

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X

 

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Y

 

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Z

Zero defects: see perfection

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