How to become a social researcher
Research and study human behaviour as well as social institutions and society as a whole
What does a social researcher do?
Social professionals are historical research professionals whose work primarily focuses on the study of human behaviour as well as social institutions and society as a whole. Additional responsibilities include translating text from one language to another.
Duties and tasks
Accurate translation of source texts in an effort to maintain original meaning.
Authenticating historical data for inclusion in studies.
Collect historical data from a variety of sources including archives, newspaper archives, historical indexes, court records and more.
Performing historical research of a culturally focused nature.
Taking historical data and interpreting it.
Transcribing verbal recordings from one language to another while keeping the essence of meaning.
Working with original or source texts.
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