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Running head: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TERMS
Social Science research terms
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SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TERMS
Table of Contents
Theory..................................................................................................................................2
Methodology........................................................................................................................2
Social position.....................................................................................................................2
Qualitative............................................................................................................................2
Quantitative method.............................................................................................................3
Ontology..............................................................................................................................3
Epistemology.......................................................................................................................3
Axiology..............................................................................................................................4
Ethical research....................................................................................................................4
Nonmaleficence...................................................................................................................4
Reference List......................................................................................................................5

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SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH TERMS
Theory
Theory can be explained as a set of statements which are designed to explain certain facts
which are universally trusted and have been proved on a regular basis. With the help of the
implementation of a theory a certain fact can be easily stated. An example of a theory is: ‘If an
individual is born then they must die’. This is a universal truth and it applies to every individual
and it has been repeated and tested over the years (Haig 2018).
Methodology
Methodology can be defined as the term which can used to explain particular set of procedures
which are used by the researchers for applying in any kind of study or research. With the help of
methodology it becomes easy to conduct a research ion a particular topic (Nola & Sankey 2014).
The methodology section in science research explains the various process by the help of which
some research is conducted and the steps take. Some examples of methodology in a scientific
research are surveys and interviews.
Social position
With the help of social position in a research paper the position of a person in a society is
explained and the social hierarchy of an individual in a society is also explained. An example of
a social position in a research paper is: ‘13 percent of the population in the population sample
has been found to be paid a minimal wage which makes it hard for them to sustain their family’
(Kaplan 2017). Social position is very useful in a science research paper.
Qualitative
In a social science research, Qualitative research is the kind of research which helps in
collecting data and work with the data which are non-numerical. In general the qualitative