Open AccessThe Research Question in Media Studies. From Identifying Gaps to Questioning Existing Knowledge
Author(s) -
María Rebeca Padilla de la Torre,
Norma Isabel Medina Mayagoitia,
Mónica del Rocío Cervantes-Velázquez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
comunicación y sociedad
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2448-9042
pISSN - 0188-252X
DOI - 10.32870/cys.v2021.7966
Subject(s) - typology , spotting , modalities , psychology , epistemology , sociology , social science , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , anthropology
A typology of modalities for the formulation of research questions was applied to analyze 61 research papers that studied media, published during a period of five years in the journal Comunicación y Sociedad. The objective was to identify how research questions are constructed regarding the literature review. The results show that inquiry based on gap-spotting prevails and fewer studies confront or question previous knowledge.