The literature review is one very important stage of social research. Identify and discuss two reasons for completing a literature review.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: To become familiar with the literature in the area of interest, to become familiar with the body of literature on the topic, to come up with arguments and criticisms for the topic under consideration, to allow the researcher to write his or her research questions and hypotheses, to permit the researcher to adequately defend his or her research proposal, and to demonstrate that he or she knows the literature on the topic appropriately help in determining if doing the study is feasible.

Sociology

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Ritual is defined as _____. It evokes shared understandings among the believers (awe, reverence, ecstasy, and fear), which lead to group unity

a. an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods ignores the harsh effects of economic conditions on the family (for example, poverty, unemployment, and downward mobility) b. symbolic actions that reinforce the collective remembering of the group's shared meanings ignores the social inequalities (racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism) c. the preaching of the gospel with the intention of converting others masks the inevitable problems that arise in intimate settings (tensions, anger, violence) d. a moral community separate from and in many ways hostile toward the secular world all of the above

Sociology

The purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to ______.

a. settle Native Americans in agricultural communities b. move Native Americans west of the Mississippi c. ensure sovereignty for Native American tribes d. allow for dual citizenship for Native Americans

Sociology

On the Jewish holiday of Passover, Jews are expected to eat matzo, or unleavened bread, during their Seder, or holiday dinner, rather than the bread they eat during the rest of the year. Eating the matzo and having a Seder are examples of religious

A. experiences. B. rituals. C. values. D. beliefs.

Sociology

According to Captain Pingree, USMC, the enemy at Parris Island is

a. other recruits. b. society. c. the drill instructor. d. cowardice.

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