Explain the importance of research methods with an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Knowledge based on tradition and authority simplifies people's lives because it provides people with basic rules about socially and legally acceptable behavior. The information can be misleading or wrong, however. Suppose a 2-year-old throws a temper tantrum at a family barbecue. One adult comments, "What that kid needs is a smack on the behind." Someone else immediately disagrees: "All kids go through this stage. Just ignore it."It is difficult to determine who is right. To answer this and other questions, sociologists rely on research methods, organized and systematic procedures to gain knowledge about a particular topic. Much research shows, for example, that neither ignoring a problem nor inflicting physical punishment (like spanking) stops a toddler's bad behavior. Instead, most young children's misbehavior can be curbed by having simple rules, being consistent in disciplining misbehavior, praising good behavior, and setting a good example (see Benokraitis, 2015).
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