Longitudinal studies
Define - ANS Research done over long period of time where sample stays the same Why use them? - ANS - allows to measure society over time - allows comparisons to be made - correlations can be identified - cause and effect relationship established - measure things like poverty over life chances Example- 7Up series 1964 - ANS - followed lives of 14 British children aged 7 from different backgrounds - returned every 7 years to see how their lives changed - most recent documentary 63 Up was filmed in 2019 Birth cohort studies - ANS - people of certain age groups studied throughout their lives - centre for longitudinal studies UCL conducts national studies Household panel survey - ANS - households are studied and info collected - each collection of data referred to as a wave E.g., birth cohort - national child development study - ANS - follows lives of 17k babies born in one week of 1958 - collected using questionnaires and structured interviews E.g., British household panel survey - ANS - gain idea of economic and social change in British households
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