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Why are questionnaires popular

Due to the considerable range of activities they offer to researchers whatb

What is one practical advantage

They are a quick and cheap means of gathering large amounts of data from large numbers of peoplewjo

Who posted 4000 questionnaires in their research of influences for those in the working class for going to uni

Dewson and Connor

Why aren’t interviewers necessary

Respondents complete and return the questionnaires themselves

Why are questionnaires reliable

Everyone who takes one gets an identical one

Why are postal or online questionnaires popular

There is no researcher present to influence the decision

Why are questionnaires popular amongst positivist sociologists

They enable people to identify possible causes

What other reason do positivist sociologists prefer questionnaires

They are an objective and detached method

What is a practical problem of questionnaires

They tend to be limited and superficial

Why are questionnaires seen as superficial and limited

People are not likely to complete and return a long time consuming questionnaire

Who sent out 100k questionnaires and only got back 4.5%

Hite

Why are many questionnaires not responded to

Faulty question design such as complex language

How are questionnaires inflexible

Once a questionnaire is finalised the researcher is stuck with the questions they didn’t ask

How are questionnaires snapshots

They only give a picture of social reality at the moment the questionnaires is taken

Which Interpretivist argues answers from questionnaires lack validity and don’t give a true picture of what has been studied

Cicourel