Sociology · Oct / Nov 2025 · Paper 12 · Question 1

Read Source A and then answer the questions below. Source A Triangulation is an approach that combines different research methods in one sociological study. An example of triangulation is a 2017 study of women’s experiences of paid work. The study was done by three male researchers from a university in Ghana. Firstly, the researchers sent online questionnaires to 219 women, aged 35-55, who worked in education, medicine or law. The aim of the questionnaire was to gain quantitative data on the women’s salaries, opportunities for promotion and experiences of discrimination. The data from the questionnaires was then analysed and patterns and trends in the women’s experiences of work were identified. The second research method in the study was unstructured interviews to gather qualitative data. Fifteen of the women from the original sample were interviewed. Access to the fifteen women was easy as all of the women worked in the university in Ghana and many knew the three male researchers. The researchers concluded that most women had no experience of discrimination at work and were treated the same as male colleagues in terms of pay and promotion.

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