1. Secondary sources essay

2. Para one – quantitative – official statistics
Advantage: : more likely to be representative as comprehensive in coverage- large sample, make generalisations
: low as ‘dark figure’ – v
Example: Crime rates
Low validity – one present a picture of the moment
Inaccurate – crimes may not be reported eg domestic violence or petty crime
We have a dark figure of crime
Only includes crime we are aware of – that has been recorded

3. Para two – content analysis – quantitative
Advantage: Positivists see it as the sources of objective, scientific data from which patterns and trends can be identified eg women are more likely to be shown in adverts with children
Disadvantage: low validity
Example: counting how many times a women is portrayed in a gender stereotypical way on adverts

4. Para three – public docs – qualitative
Advantage: Public documents tend to be free to access, useful for hard to access groups
R: : is not representative cannot make generalisations – only represent literate groups eg letters diaries

5. Para four: private docs – qualitative
Advantage: V: they are not written with research in mind and so can be an authentic statement of their authors view
Disadvantage: E: consent may be broke- read someone's diaries without their consent
Documents a02 – Thomas and Znaecki
Researched attitudes towards immigration
Looked at letters sent between polish migrants who moved to new York and their families still in Poland
Disadvantage of the study:
Exaggeration – not to worry their parent – credibility is low