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Workbook - Introduction

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• True/false questions
• Multiple-choice questions
• Practical exercises

Educational objectives

After completing this chapter, you will:

1.     have a good grounding in the historical development and theoretical foundations of social research;  
2.     have knowledge of the origins of positivism and of positivist methodology, and of its role in social research;  
3.     have a critical understanding of the aims and motives of social research;  
4.     be in a position to see research in the social and political context;  
5.      have knowledge of the role of ethics in social research and its significance for the individual and the community.