Social Work Research Quiz 2

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Quantitative

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Emphasizes the production of precise and generalizable statistical findings.

(positivist paradigm/larger sample)

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Qualitative

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Emphasizes the human experience.

(A social constructivist model/smaller sample/ less able to generalize)

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Mixed Methods

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Emphasis:
- Qualitative emphasized

- Quantitative emphazised

- Equal emphasis

Sequencing:

- Qualitative first

- Quantitative first

- Concurrent

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Mixed Methods Definition

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A stand alone research design in which a single study not only collects both qualitative and quantitative data, but also integrates both sources of data at one or more stages of the research process to improve the understanding of the phenomenon being investigated.

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Phases in the research process

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1) Problem formulation

2) Designing the study

3) Data collection

4) Data processing

5) Data analysis

6) Interpreting the findings

7) Writing the research report

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Paradigm

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A set of philosophical assumptions about the nature of reality - a fundamental model or scheme that organizes our view of some things.

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Interpretivist paradigm

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Research paradigm that focuses on gaining an empathic understanding of how people feel inside, seeking to interpret individuals every day experiences, their deeper meanings and feelings and the idiosyncratic reasons for their behaviours

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Critical Social Science

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A research paradigm distinguished by its focus on oppression and its commitment to using research procedures to empower oppressed groups.

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Feminist Paradigm

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A research paradigm like the critical social science paradigm, distinguished by its commitment to using research procedures to address issues of concern to women and to empower women.

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Theory

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A systematic set of interrelated statements intended to explain some aspect of social life or to help us to understand how people conduct and find meaning in their lives

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Inductive method

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A research process based on inductive logic, in which the researcher begins with observations, seeks patterns in those observations, and generates tentative conclusions from those patterns.

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Deductive method

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A research process based on deductive logic, in which the researcher begins with a theory, then derives hypotheses, and ultimately collects observations to test the hypotheses.

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Family Systems Theory: McMaster Model of Family Functioning Assumptions

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- The parts of the family are interrelated.

- One part cannot be understood in isolation of the rest of the system.

- Family functioning cannot be fully understood by simply understanding each of the parts

- A family's structure/organization are important factors in determining behaviour of members

- Transactional patterns of the family system are among the most important variables that shape the behaviour of family members.

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Dimensions of Family Functioning

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1) Problem Solving

2) Communication

3) Roles

4) Affective Responsiveness (Affectionate)

5) Affective Involvement

6) Behaviour control

(PCRAAB)

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Research Purposes:

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- Exploration

- Description

- Explanation

- Evaluation

- Constructing measurement instruments

- Multiple purposes

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Cross sectional studies

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Studies based on observations that represent a single point in time

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Longitudinal Studies

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Studies that conduct observations at different points in time.

- Trend studies: not following exact group of people

- Cohort studies: not following exact group of people but a sub population of them

- Panel studies: Following the exact same people