Research Evidence Often Fails to Affect Social Policy Because

question 7

Multiple Choice

Research evidence often fails to affect social policy because:

• A)Research is often too complicated for nonscientists.
• B)Scientific evidence often yielded conflicting conclusions.
• C)Social policy is also a function of politics and economics.
• D)All of the above.

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