what is a literature review in sociology
What is a Literature Review? A literature review is an account of published research by accredited scholars and researchers. In your review you will show the relevance of previously published research to your topic and explain how your research fits in to the larger field of study.
A literature review must do these things. 1  be organized around and related directly to the thesis or research question you are developing. 2  synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known. 3  identify areas of controversy in the literature.  formulate questions that need further research.