Exam Details
| Subject | Research Methodologies and Methods | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Master of Arts in Sociology | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. What is scientific method? How did Comte establish sociology as a science?
2. Why does sociology need theory? Explain.
3. What is positivism? Discuss its salient features.
4. Discuss the meaning and origins of hermeneutics. How is it linked with sociology?
5. Describe the features of the feminist method.
6. What is social research Discuss at least two types of social research with examples.
7. What is sampling? Discuss its various types.
8. Discuss the rationale of survey research method.
9. Why is the formulation of the research question important for social research? Explain.
10. Discuss the various steps of data analysis.
2. Why does sociology need theory? Explain.
3. What is positivism? Discuss its salient features.
4. Discuss the meaning and origins of hermeneutics. How is it linked with sociology?
5. Describe the features of the feminist method.
6. What is social research Discuss at least two types of social research with examples.
7. What is sampling? Discuss its various types.
8. Discuss the rationale of survey research method.
9. Why is the formulation of the research question important for social research? Explain.
10. Discuss the various steps of data analysis.
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Diaspora and Transnational Communities
- Indian Economic Policy
- Research Methodologies and Methods
- Sociological Theories and Concepts
- Sociology of Education
- Sociology in India
- Sociology of Development
- Sociology of Religion
- Urban Sociology