A general difficulty confronted in doing social research is thatI. ethical considerations prevent certain types of research from taking place.II. it deals with subjects who are self-aware and whose behavior is not always predictable.III. social researchers are part of the phenomenon they study.IV. the methods of social research are more advanced than those of other disciplines.

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A general difficulty confronted in doing social research is that<br>I. ethical considerations prevent certain types of research from taking place.<br>II. it deals with subjects who are self-aware and whose behavior is not always predictable.<br>III. social researchers are part of the phenomenon they study.<br>IV. the methods of social research are more advanced than those of other disciplines.