Social research is a term used for investigations designed to add to social knowledge, social phenomena, or social practices. This social term refers to the relationships between, and between, people, groups such as families, institutions (schools, communities, organizations, etc.), and a larger environment.

The social phenomenon or the relationship between two or more social symptoms is used as a topic of social research. Topics related to social symptoms can involve individuals (eg, job satisfaction), groups (eg leadership), society (eg social structure), institutions (eg, organizational climate), and also a wider environment such as the country (for example, national economic growth). If so, the study of the relationships between, and between, broader people, groups, institutions, or environments is called social research. Social research is a type of research conducted by social scientists to answer questions about various social aspects so that we can understand it. The word "research" in English comes from the word "Reserare" (Latin) which means to express. Etymologically, the word "research" (research, research) comes from the words "re" and "to search". 'Re' means back and to search means searching. [4] So, etymologically, research means looking back. However, the meaning contained in the word "research" is far broader than just looking back or revealing. This can be seen from some of the following research definitions:

"'Research is a systematic investigation to find answers to problems. Research can be described as a systematic and organized effort to investigate specific problems that require solutions. This is a series of steps designed and followed, with the aim of finding answers to issues that concern us in the work environment.

So, although research is central to the investigation and searches for solutions to social problems and academic activities, there is no consensus in the literature on how research should be defined. Hussey stated that research provides an opportunity to recognize and choose a research problem and investigate it freely. Source:

Wikipedia
Uma Sakaran, Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach, second edition, New York: John Wiley& Sons, Inc, 1992, page. 4.
Robert B. Burns, Introduction to Research Methods, 4th Edition, French Forest NSW: Longman, 2000, page.3

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