Using the Examples on Internet Use and Social Relations Found

question 26

Essay

Using the examples on Internet use and social relations found in Chapter 1,define and describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods in social research.How did the researchers' choice of qualitative or quantitative methods strengthen their conclusions? Weaken them? Propose another study of Internet use in which you build on one of the previous studies but using triangulated methods.

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Definitions:

Selective Breeding

The process by which humans use animal and plant breeding techniques to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce.

Eugenics

A set of beliefs and practices aimed at improving the genetic quality of the human population, historically associated with morally controversial methods and ideologies.

Cloning

A process of creating a genetically identical copy of an original organism or gene.

Personality Psychologists

Psychologists who specialize in the study of personality, examining individual differences in behavior, emotion, and cognition.