Research Methods
Name a research method that provides both quantitative and qualitative data.
Eg: Questionnaire; Content Analysis, Observation
Which social research theory is based on the micro level? Conflict, Functionalist, Interactionist, Evolutionary
Interactionist
Explain the difference between evolutionary and transformative change
evolutionary is slow and incremental; transformative is rapid and occurs on all levels at once.
Explain the origins of ONE popular culture
Eg: Mumbai (Bombay) city, movement to national then to global
Identify 4 SVRs
Employment, Education, Healthcare, Housing, Justice System, Technologies
Explain ONE advantage of using the research method: Questionnaire
Eg: Large number of responses, mix of qual and quant ...
Trolling feminist websites and threats inflicted on feminist activists are best understood in terms of which theory of social change?
Conflict
Explain ONE impact of modernisation OR westernisation on Somalia
Eg; FGM awareness, changes to women employment and education, changes to marriage structure
Explain the role of mythology in perpetuating ONE popular culture
Eg: Internal themes to maintain PIO and NRI, external mythologies to increase consumption of modern audiences
Explain how ONE group experiences exclusion in Australia with ONE piece of evidence
Eg: Aboriginal Australians with 10 year average lower life expectancy
Explain ONE disadvantage of using the research method: Focus group
Eg: Participants can impact one another's responses
Evaluate the effectiveness of conflict theory in explaining continuity/change in Somalia.
Eg: Continuity is created by resistance to change by men who fear a loss of power. They use resources to inhibit female empowerment and prevent change.
Analyse the impacts of power structures in Somalia on continuity and change
Eg: promtoes continuity of female oppression; resisted changes to FGM and Yarad etc
Explain how ONE stakeholder influences ONE popular culture
Eg: family, peer groups, media, marketers, governments, global group
Explain how access to ONE SVR would improve life chances for the Degar
Eg: Education = incr employment opportunities in an industrialising country which would improve income etc..
Eg: Interview of an African American individual
Explain ONE weakness of ONE theory; either 'interactionist' or 'evolutionary'.
Eg; Too micro, doesn't account for global movements; too ethnocentric- assumes there is only one form of progress etc.
Explain how modernisation has impacted gender roles and the status of men and women in Somalia
Eg: Technologies of contraception - change in urban areas; rsistance by Al-shabaab = continuity in rural areas
Analyse how ONE popular culture has contributed to social change
Eg: National identity, feminism, individualism
Explain how TWO forces (historical, legal, political, economic) have maintained exclusion for the Degar
Eg: Economic- Doi Moi = increasing disparity between groups
Justify TWO research methods that could be used for the research inquiry: To what extent does social media normalise mental health issues for adolescents today.
MUST include a way to compare generations; MUST include a way to gather variety of quan and qual.
Explain how functionalist theory explains the creation of child care support from the government.
Eg: As women increase in employment, traditional roles require 'filling in' from society and this led to the development of child care facilities. The government are providing support to families with the cost.
Evaluate the impact and implications of ONE near future trend in Somalia
Eg: Increasing awareness of FGM issues in urban areas could see more female empowerment in those areas (incr education, employment, high age for marriage = lower fertility rate...)
Assess the ownership of ONE popular culture and the tensions between consumers and producers.
Eg: Ownership from government to independent marketers, consumers wanting to maintain conservative themes is impacting the production of films, national themes or muslim themes conflicting with government,
Evaluate the impact and implications of ONE future trend for the Degar
Eg: Increasing NGOs = likely decrease of exclusion etc.