What is Explanatory research?
AIt studies subject about which either no information or the limited information is available.
BIt describes social situations, social events, social systems, social structures etc. The researcher observes or studies and then describes what did he find.
CIt explains the causes of social phenomena. Describing the magnitude and nature of crimes committed by females in India is one aspect of female crime but why do they commit crime is its explanatory aspect. ✓ Correct
DIt is based on common sense knowledge based on the accumulated experiences and beliefs of the people.
Correct answer: (C) It explains the causes of social phenomena. Describing the magnitude and nature of crimes committed by females in India is one aspect of female crime but why do they commit crime is its explanatory aspect.
Explanation
Explanatory research explains the causes of social phenomena, asking why an event occurs, such as why females commit crime.
Studying a subject with no or limited information available is exploratory research.
Describing social situations, events and structures and reporting findings is descriptive research.
Reliance on common sense from accumulated experiences and beliefs is not research.
Explanatory research establishes cause and effect relationships between variables.
It typically follows exploratory and descriptive stages to test causal explanations.
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