Booker is strolling along in 1920’s New York City when a motorcar comes speeding

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Booker is strolling along in 1920’s New York City when a motorcar comes speeding around the corner at a whopping 45 mph, almost running him over. As he dives out of the way he notices that it is an Asian person driving. As Booker has had unfavorable experiences like this in the past with Asian individuals he concludes that all Asian people are bad drivers. What sort of social investigation is Booker engaged in?

Convestional Wisdom

Casual

Scientific

Common Sense

Systematic

Booker is strolling along in 1920’s New York City when a motorcar comes speeding around the corner at a whopping 45 mph, almost running him over. As he dives out of the way he notices that it is an Asian person driving. As Booker has had unfavorable experiences like this in the past with Asian individuals he concludes that all Asian people are bad drivers. What sort of social investigation is Booker engaged in?

Convestional Wisdom

Casual

Scientific

Common Sense

Systematic

Explanation / Answer

Ans.(b)

In case of scientific investigation, Booker will have to follow methods such as laboratory experiments, field surveys, case research, ethnographic research, action research, etc that have a systematic way of gathering and analysing information.Wheras merely having previous experience of more than more time does not qualify as scientific or systematic investigation.

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