1 Linear transformations are some combination of the âscaleâ, ârotateâ, âshearâ, and âflipâ tools in Photoshop.  The determinant of a linear transformation is the factor by which the transformation changes the area.
Most social scientists follow these basic steps when conducting research. Sociologists also integrate some different designs and methods to study society and social behavior. Most sociological research involves ethnography, or field work designed to depict the characteristics of a a population as fully as possible. Three popular social research designs (models) are:
fieldwork. 1  The study of geography by visiting places and observing the people that live there and how they react with the changes there. 2  The study of humans and their cultures, activities, and landscapes. 3  The expansion of economics, political and cultural processes to the point that they beome global in scale and impact.