AICE Sociology Research Vocab Part 2 & 3

A study of a particular instance of something

The study of the way of life of a group of people in order to understand their world from their perspective.

A case study of an individual's life

A study of the same group of people over time

The reduction in the size of the original sample over time.

A theory about how research should proceed

Objective, impartial, and unbiased

The institutions, norms, and values of society

Science which operates within an established paradigm

Using more than one method in a research project, often combining both quantitative and qualitative techniques.