SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Focus Group, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Content Analysis
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Dimensions of research (chapter 1) 10-21: use of research, some researchers concentrate on advancing gen knowledge over the long term, whereas others conduct studies to solve specific, immediate problems. Research designed to advance fundamental knowledge about the social. Focus on testing theories that explain how the social world operates, what makes things happen, why social relations are a certain way, and why society changes. Is the source of most of the tools, methods, theories, and ideas used by applied researchers to analyze underlying causes of people"s actions or thinking. Research that attempts to solve a concrete problem or address a specific policy question that has a direct, practical application: usually addressed by an employer, club, agency, social movement or organization. Rarely concerned w/ building, testing or connecting to a larger theory, developing a long-term general understanding, or carrying out a large- scale investigation that might span years.
