Disadvantages of Qualitative Methods/Interpretivism 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Grac3Created on: 23-05-14 08:55 Reliability The social characteristics of the researcher can affect how the respondent feels about them; this can affect the reliability of the research 1 of 7 Subjective Positivists say that subjectivity can affect the quality of the research; a counter is that no research is truly value-free 2 of 7 Researcher bias Findings are the product of the researcher and what they choose is important enough to publish 3 of 7 Lack of control Qualitative methods are difficult to compare, which makes them difficult to generalise from 4 of 7 Social desirability The respondents might doctor the truth in order to be seen in the best possible light 5 of 7 Operationalisation Operationalisation further allows the researcher to impose their own values on the research 6 of 7 Representativeness and generalisability Qualitative studies have small samples, which makes them difficult to generalise 7 of 7
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