week 5 assignment 4
Content Analysis Worksheet
As a student of sociology, it is essential to be able to conduct a content analysis and explain its purpose in social research. This assignment will help you learn this concept.
Cite two scholarly sources, including the textbook, to answer the following prompts.
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Topic 5: Content Analysis |
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Use the following situation to answer the prompts that follow: A sociology student has decided to analyze how PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) has been described and explained in popular media (magazines, newspapers, online news blogs) and literature (novels, poetry, short stories). |
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Citing two sources that used quantitative analysis, explain how quantitative analysis could be involved in the student’s study of media and literature. If this approach were used, would it likely reflect an interpretivist or positivist methodology? (50-75 words) |
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Citing two sources that used qualitative analysis, explain how the student would approach this topic as qualitative analysis to the study of media and literature. If this approach were used, would it likely reflect an interpretivist or positivist methodology? (50-75 words) |
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Imagine you are using content analysis as your research method for your research study. Using your selected social problem, create a research question that could be studied through content analysis:
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