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Sukanya Das, Lovely Professional University Unit-6: Pure and Applied Research

Unit-6: Pure and Applied Research notes

contents
objectives

introduction
6.1 subject: Pure research
6.2 Applied research
6.3 summary
6.4 Keywords
6.5 review Questions
6.6 further readings

objectives

After studying this unit students will be able:
y to know the meaning of pure research,
y to have information of Applied reasearch.

introduction

the area of social research is very vast and every aspect of social life comes under it. social research
includes basic principles and laws of social life and events. the research aims for obtaining new and
verifying old methods.

6.1 Subject: Pure Research
Pure research can not be done keeping in mind its practical use. Pure research does not mean finding
out the reasons and solution of any problem. Pure research develops with Knowledge for Knowledge
concepts. When any research is done to seek knowledge and that too with scientific subjectivity and
immunity, it is called pure and original research. formation of policies or its usage is not included in
this formation. It does not aim for fulfilling the need to give solutions but to gain knowledge , increase
the already available information and to purify the of old information. The willingness to find out
truth, to know the mysteries of life and to understand social events are the main aims of a scholar.
He is always trying in this direction. the work which is done to obtain new information, and which
is used to improve and develop the already existing knowledge with the help for scientific methods
is called pure or original research. these are implied in formation of original principles and laws of
social life.
Pure social research aims for finding out the reasons and causes of social event. The laws conducting
the event and incidents are also studied through these researches. Any event whether it is natural or
social occurs according to certain laws and to find out these laws is the sole aim of pure research.

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