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Unit-6: Pure and Applied Research

reforms, religion, education, entertainment. in present time applied research is used for industrial, notes
business, government, communalism and international relations along with other areas such as
schedule caste and tribes as well. Applied research involves studies and logical analysis of all
these. it helps in understanding social problems and behaviour. We need to take care that applied
research does not include social reforms, policies formations, social management and solutions of
social problems. These are the areas of work of reformers, leaders, politicos and officials. Applied
researcher contributes in their work by correctly depicting different areas of social life , its problems
and difficult situations.
Applied research uses only instruments and methods which are used in pure research. the knowledge
got by applied research helps solving different problems related to applied life and control social
events. the researcher presents certain solutions out of the conclusions and results of their studies
which are generally helpful in finding out solutions for problems.
stoupher has written talking about the importance and usage of applied research that if sociologists
have to increase their importance then they need to be successful in applied research. He has also
written that applied research contributes in social science in three different ways;(1) what are the social
facts useful for which society—by proveing it with facts it (2) to find techniques which are useful for
pure research (3) to present facts and thoughts which instigate the generalization process.
Pure research finds out principles and laws and applied research collects information about real
life. Different principl;es help in developing understanding of different problems and solutions and
applied research helps in finding out their trustworthiness and verifies them.
Applied research contributes a lot in pure research. facts collected during applied research help
in correction and improvements in existing information. these also provide opportunity for their
implementation. Applied research makes it clear after studying related perceptions and opinions
that upto what level these can be used, and the processes developed for applied research are useful
for pure research or not.
the contribution of pure research to applied research is also not less important. few principles based
on pure research are used to solve many applied problems. it helps to get to the bottom of that problem
and the real reasons of problems. Pure research helps to find out alternate ways to find solutions.
today govt. and non govt. organizations have accepted the importance of pure research and as a
result they have research departments.
to conclude we can say that pure and Applied researches are inter-related and helpful in mutual
development. they should constantly work together.

self assessment

fill in the blanks:
1. Applied research is ___________ application on social life.
2. Applied research is __________ about all these.
3. the knowledge got by applied research help in ______social events and solving problems.

6.3 summary

y There are five aims of pure research—
(i) Gaining knowledge.
(ii) To find laws.

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