finding social science research ch 3

Question 1

Do we want our topics to be broad and large?

Answer 1

No, good research comes from a narrow, focused topic

Question 2

What is important when developing a research question?

Answer 2

clear, debatable, concise (never begin research with an answer in mind)

Question 3

What is a scholarly source?

Answer 3

Written by an expert in the social science field

• reports findings from an original study
• citations and references
• peer reviewed

Question 4

What is a non-scholarly source?

Answer 4

• non-scientist who wrote it
• no citations or references
• not peer reviewed
• casual, informal language