SOCPSY 2K03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Research
24 Nov 2020
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Chapter 17: reading, designing and writing social research. Main points: sound research design is fundamental to sound science, meaningful scientific research is also inextricable wed to communication, knowing how to read, design, and write social research requires practice. Reading social research main points: social researchers can access many resources, including the library and the internet, for organizing a review of the literature, reading scholarly literature is different form reading other works, such as novels. Designing a social research project main points: research design begins with an initial interest, idea, or theoretical expectation. It may be required, but even if t"s not, it"s a useful device for planning. Writing social research main points: good social research writing begins with good writing, period. Write to communicate rather than to impress: being mindful of one"s audience and one"s purpose in writing the report is important, plagiarism presenting someone else"s words or thoughts as though they were your own.
