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Social Sciences Research: Social Sciences Resources

This guide will help undergraduate students in social sciences disciplines learn more about topics associated with social sciences research.

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Why Social Science Research Matters

On the Everday Sociology blog, Karen Sternheimer (2019) offers four reasons why learning about social sciences research methodology is important. Below is an overview of the four reasons:

1. Think critically about where information comes from

2. Think probabilities, not certainties

3. Keep an open mind

4. See for yourself

Through this guide, I hope you can begin to learn important points about at least the first point. Social sciences information is all around us, but learning how to find it, organize it, evaluate it, document it, and present it can sometimes be challenging to the novice and the expert alike.

 

To read more, see Sternheimer, K. (2019, July 1). Why social science research matters [Blog post]. Everyday Sociology Blog, W.W. Norton & Company. Retrieved from https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2019/07/why-social-science-research-matters.html

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