NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Practical issues relate to time, money and logistics. Sometimes the best method for researching a particular topic, theoretically, has to be rejected because it would cost a great deal of money to conduct, it would be very difficult to carry out, or because it would take a very long time to get results.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three main factors that influence what research method a sociologist will use are Practicality, Ethics and Theory. You can remember these as PET. Practical issues relate to time, money, skills and logistics.

Detailed explanation-3: -In planning a study’s design, sociologists generally choose from four widely used methods of social investigation: survey, experiment, field research, and textual or secondary data analysis (or use of existing sources).

Detailed explanation-4: -The first step in the research process is choosing a topic. There are countless topics from which to choose, so how does a researcher go about choosing one? Many sociologists choose a topic based on a theoretical interest they may have.