The importance employing previous studies in social science research

Abstract

This article attempts to shed light on the importance of previous studies in social science research in general and specialized and scientific studies in the master’s and doctoral stages in particular, due to the information they contain and reference statements on the subject under study, so that through them the researcher can identify the merits His subject comes from his sources and that he reaches answers through his continuous research in references and sources for some questions, or finds illumination about ways to deal with them, and that is why reference works and follow-up of new publications in the subject of research are often of interest to researchers, and through the presentation of previous studies And its investigation, the researcher can mention the importance of his research in relation to previous research, and add his contribution to the topic.