SOCW 6002 Exploring Friendship and Relationship Benefits Literature Review

Activity # 3 ? Literature ReviewConducting a literature review is an important part of the research process. Good research is situated in reference to other research that has already been done on a topic. On the rare occasion that you are doing research on a topic that has never been researched, it is important to be sure that this is the case before making this claim! A good literature review summarizes existing research, but it also synthesizes it, identifying patterns, themes, and gaps in the literature.Goals of a good literature review:ActivityUsing one of the questions you posed in Activity # 1 in reference to Allie Volpe?s article ?Why You Need a Network of Low Stakes, Casual Friendships?, conduct a search using Sociological Abstracts.Now go to Web of Science and perform the same exercise.Read the abstracts of all 6 articles you have selected. Also make note of keywords used.