Hello all,
I am confused about what expression to use to define the social phenomenon I am studying. Basically, it is given a particular name by quite a few scholars, whilst others do not use this expression to refer to it. They define it by using general terms. Essentially, the two groups are talking about the same thing, but the first one emphasises particularism, while the second one treats it as a local variation of a phenomenon present in all societies. I agree with the latter, but still chose to use the expression to narrow down the literature I have to tackle and make my research manageable. Is this correct? I only have 2 months left to be done with this and don't know if I should use the second position and start researching all over again! I would have to tackle more than 100 sources for it (for a Master's Dissertation!)
Thanks. Hope you understood me!