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Are practical pressures the only factor shaping our choice of methods?
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Are practical pressures the only factor shaping our choice of methods? Sociology or 'the science of society' is the study of our social life, groups and cultures. Its main concern is with understanding human behavior "What we do with our lives and the ways in which our actions affect others must be understood. It is sociologies task to study the resulting balance between social reproduction and social transforms" (Giddens, 1997, pg 6). Sociologists use research as their tool to gain factual information. Many different forms of research have been developed for use in a variety of different ways, but all stem from a problem or question. It is the nature of that problem or question that determines the form of research preferred. Research is a fundamental tool to sociologists and the type of research used is vital. The key to selecting the right method follows a basic pattern which consists of...
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