Explain the concept of triangulation. Why should a researcher ...

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Explain the concept of triangulation. Why should a researcher employ this research method?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A football coach who always plays the tough guy role in the presence of the players on his team feels comfortable showing emotional frailties when he is at home. This illustrates what sociologist Erving Goffman called __________ behavior.
 
  a. back stage
 b. interior stage
 c. front stage
 d. exterior stage

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Answer to Question 1

There is no one best research method because of the complexity of social

reality and the limitations of all research methodologies. Many sociologists

believe that it is best to combine multiple methods in a given study.

Triangulation is the term used to describe this approach. Triangulation refers

not only to research methods, but also to multiple data sources, investigators,

and theoretical perspectives in a study. Multiple data sources include persons,

situations, contexts, and time. Multiple methods and approaches provide a

wider scope of information and enhance our understanding of critical issues.

Many researchers also use multiple methods to validate or refine one type of

data by us of another type.

Answer to Question 2

a