SOAN 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Community, Longitudinal Study, Social Impact Assessment
2 Oct 2016
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Action research study a type of applied social research in which a researcher treats knowledge as a form of power and abolishes the division b/w creating knowledge and using knowledge to engage in political action. Applied social research research that attempts to solve a concrete problem or address a specific policy question and that has a direct, practical application. Basic social research research designed to advance fundamental knowledge about the social world. Case study research, usually qualitative, on one or a small number of cases in which a researcher carefully examines a large number of details about each case. Cohort study a type of longitudinal research in which a researcher focuses on a category of people who share a similar life experience in a specified time period. Cross-sectional research research in which a researcher examines a single point in time or takes a one time snapshot approach.
