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Doing Sociology : Research Methods
State the limitations of historical method.
1. Historical data have some limitations, which arise mainly because historians cannot describe all the happenings in time and space available at the time of writing history.
2. Personal biases and private interpretations, generally, enter unconsciously, even when, honest attempts are made to select and interpret pertinent facts. This can be illustrated by reference to the current controversy that raging on the writing of Later Medieval Indian history particularly the Babri Masjid versus Ram Janam Bhoomi dispute.
Some More Questions From Doing Sociology : Research Methods Chapter
Write the short the meaning of the following terms/words :
(a) Validity
(b) Structured Interview
(c) Respondents
(d) Subjectivity
(e) Schedule
(f) Secondary Data
(g) Structural Interview
What is meant of the following terms/words :
(a) Case Study
(b) Close - Ended Questions
(c) Coding
(d) Rapport
(e) Reliability
(f) Community Study
(g) Concept
(h) Control Group
(i) Questionnaire
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
What should be done to know the nature of society ? Why is it difficult to know it ?
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 ?
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