Group Exercise: Sampling Artifacts

Each group will devise a sampling strategy for their hypothetical study and explain any anticipated problems with sampling (deposit or survival) bias.

  1. The gender norms depicted in contemporary introductory sociology textbooks.
  2. The arguments for political violence in right-wing blogs last year.
  3. The depiction of family relationships in vacation photographs.
  4. The use of race in advertisements during sporting events during the 1980s.

Remember to include everyone's name.