SOC150H1 Lecture Notes - National Longitudinal Study Of Adolescent To Adult Health, Current Literature, Whistle Rymes
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The selection of high-quality empirical work is never guaranteed, but we hope to keep these parameters in mind when doing so. Peer-review the process of subjecting scholarly work to the scrutiny of peers. Published work that is published enters into existing conversations between in the same field scholars about the subject ongoing dialogue. When this occurs, criticisms can be raised and addressed with an. Contemporary while some work is historical, we consider high-quality empirical work to be of contemporary theoretical and/or empirical relevance. Any empirical work starts by reviewing the current literature. This helps us gain a broad understanding of work previously conducted on the topic and helps researchers position themselves relative to prior knowledge. Looking at the literature also allows us to sharpen the focus of our research question and avoid duplicating previous research. Scholarly research (like a literature review) should convey a clear purpose. Using an example sigelman and welch (1993)
