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Doing Sociology : Research Methods
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
is a method of observation in which an investigator directly observes a group without becoming a functioning member of the group or taking part in its activities.
(b) Methodology : The conceptual, logical and research procedures by which knowledge is developed.
(c) Field Study : A kind of research in which the subjects of investigations are observed under their usual environmental conditions.
(d) Interview Bias : Effects that interviewers have on respondents that lead to biased answer.
(e) Generalization : A general statement of preposition based on specific observations.
(f) Interview : Face-to-face method of collecting serial data at the individual level.
(g) Independent Variable : A variable whose occurrence or change results in the occurrences or change of another variable, in a controlled experiment, the variable that is introduced into the experimental group.
(h) Selection : Here the selection means that there is a focus in observation and also editing before, during and after the observations are made.
Some More Questions From Doing Sociology : Research Methods Chapter
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 ?
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 ?
What are some of the weaknesses of the survey method ?
Give the drawbacks of comparative method.
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