Introduction to Sociology

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13. 
    Which best describes the results of a case study?
    
    1. 
       There is very little information that can be gathered.
       
    2. 
       It relies solely on secondary data analysis
       
    3. 
       It produces more reliable results than other methods because of its depth
       
    4. 
       Its results are not generally applicable
       

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GLOSSARY

case study: in-depth analysis of a single event, situation, or individual
ethnography: observing a complete social setting and all that it entails
field research: gathering data from a natural environment without doing a lab experiment or a survey
participant observation: when a researcher immerses herself in a group or social setting in order to make observations from an “insider” perspective
primary data: data that are collected directly from firsthand experience
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