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Doing Sociology : Research Methods
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The following sentence / sentences is /are correct about ‘field work’ :
  • Field work involves a long period of interaction with the subjects of research.
  • has played a major role in establishing anthropology as a social science.
  • Since 1920 the field work has been considered an intergral part of Social anthropological training and the principal method through which knowledge is produced
  • All above mentioned in (a) to (c) are correct

Answer

D.

All above mentioned in (a) to (c) are correct

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Some More Questions From Doing Sociology : Research Methods Chapter

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

(a) Non-Participant Observation

(b) Methodology

(c) Field Study

(d) Interview Bias

(e) Generalization

(f) Interview

(g) Independent Variable

(h) Selection

Write in brief the meaning of the followings :

(i) Participant Observation

(ii) Open-ended Questions

(iii) Corporative Analysis

(iv) Dependent Variable

(v) Observation

(vi) Documents

(vii) Experimental Group

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Distinguish between a response and a datum.

The observation is possible in the following four ways :

(i) Participant Observation

(ii) Participant as Observer

(iii) Observer as participant, and

(iv) Observer as Observer

Why is the questions of a scientific method particularly important in sociology ?

How do sociologists try to deal with these difficulties and strive for objectivity ?

What is meant by ‘reflexivity’ and why is it important in sociology ?

What are the borsie elements of the survey method ? What is chief advantage of this method ?

What are some of the criteria involved in selecting a representative sample ?