Doing Sociology : Research Methods

Question

Write in short the meaning of the following terms/words :

(i) Ideal Type

(ii) Latent Functions

(iii) Integration

(iv) Ideographic

(v) Functionalism

Answer

(i)Ideal Type : A mental construction from in its abstract or pure for the social measurement.

(ii) Latent Functions : Functions, which are hidden and remain unacknowledged by participants,

(iii) Integration : The extent to which an individual experience a sense of belonging to a social group by virtue of sharing its norms, values, beliefs, etc.

(iv) Ideographic : Study of unique and unrepeatable events (e.g. History).

(v) Functionalism : It is a doctrine, which asserts that the principal task of sociology and social anthropology is to examine the contribution, which social items make to the social and cultural life of human collectivities.

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