Case studies, surveys, naturalistic observation, and laboratory observation are examples of descriptive or correlational research methods.Using these methods, researchers can describe different events, experiences, or behaviors and look for links between them.ase studies, surveys, naturalistic observation, and laboratory observation are examples of descriptive or correlational research methods.
Posted with permission of the author.Follow this and additional works at:http://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/fwps_papersPart of theCivil Law Commons,Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, and theConstitutional Law Commons Louis Michael Seidman, ON CONSTITUTIONAL DISOBEDIENCE (Oxford University Press,forthcoming).
People are drawn to the idea of civil disobedience for great causes, and this is a solid impulse. The US has a long history of accomplishing great social good this way. Idealism and sacrifice for a grand cause is a powerful storyline. As for the big corporation building the pipeline, it cannot count on media or public support. Their very existence raises suspicions among a public that is weary of crony deals and powerful elites running roughshod over the rights of others.