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GCSE Sociology · key term
Research which follows the same people over an extended period to investigate continuity or change.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Research following the same group of people over time, collecting information at intervals.
Revise: Research terminology for studying familiesA longitudinal study follows the same group over time, collecting information at intervals. Researchers could examine how family responsibilities change as children grow older. Following the same people helps reveal change within their lives, but takes time and money.
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Research following the same group of people over an extended period to study change.
Research that follows the same group of people over an extended period.
Component 2
Research that follows the same people over time to investigate continuity and change.
Revise: Victim and Self-Report StudiesA longitudinal study follows the same people over time. This allows researchers to investigate changes within individuals, rather than only compare different people at one moment. The OCJS analysis explored when young people started offending, when they stopped and how their behaviour changed.
