7. Practical issues Flashcards
1
Q
How does a sociologist decide what topic to research
A
Personal influence is the main factor that decides what topic to research
2
Q
How does finance and funding of the research affect choice of topic
A
The availability of money comes from different sources.
Government departments can directly commission research if they see it as important
Businesses can directly commission research as they want to know how to develop goods and services.
Sociologists can fund their own research
