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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

Solution

D.

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

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

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 ?

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