After reading this article you will learn about the criteria for evaluating the adequacy of the case history or life history which is of central importance for case study. (1) The subject must be viewed as a specimen in a cultural series. That is, the case drawn out from its total context for the purposes… Continue reading Evaluating the Adequacy of Life History | Case Study Method | Social Research
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The Concept of Causality for Testing Hypothesis | Research Design | Sociology
The concept of causality is an extremely complex one and it is not possible to present a thorough analysis of this concept here. Indeed, we may not do better than bring out the basic points necessary for a workable conversance with the concept. What is a’ cause’? The first point that we must be clear… Continue reading The Concept of Causality for Testing Hypothesis | Research Design | Sociology
Design for Exploratory and Descriptive Studies | Research | Sociology
After reading this article you will learn about the design for exploratory and descriptive studies used for controlling problems faced in research. Design for Exploratory Studies: Exploratory studies have, in the main, the purpose of formulating a problem for more precise and structured investigation or of developing hypotheses. An exploratory study may, however, have other… Continue reading Design for Exploratory and Descriptive Studies | Research | Sociology