What are the different types of research methods that sociologists employ when studying deviance? Tell
the strengths and weaknesses of each of these different sociological research methods. Please use
detailed discussions of examples from the readings from the textbook to explain your claims. Choose a
type of deviance that you believe needs to be studied in more depth. Which research methods would you
use to gather the data to consider what you want to learn about the social aspects of the form of deviance
that you have identified? Justify your answer through your discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of
the different types of research methods in sociology?
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