Rather than asking why something happens, social researchers are more likely to ask:

a. about variation in the “something” across a population, for example variation in the hours of sleep different students get most nights
b. why other things are not happening, things that would be more socially or personally beneficial
c. if it is likely to happen again, rather than being a random, one-time occurrence
d. who did it and what were the social circumstances for their doing this


a. about variation in the “something” across a population, for example variation in the hours of sleep different students get most nights

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