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MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY)

Term-End Examination
June, 2015
10956
MS0-002 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
AND METHODS

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five of the following questions in
about 500 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each section. All questions carry
equal marks.

SECTION I
1. What is a case study ? Explain its use in social
research. 20
2. Compare the Participatory Rural Appraisal
(PRA) and the Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA)
techniques used in research. 20
3. Outline the types of reliability of data as
discussed by Kirk and Miller. 20
4. Critically examine the use of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) in social
research. 20
5. Distinguish between inductive and deductive
forms of logic. Provide suitable examples. 20

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6. Delineate the difference between common sense

and sociology. 20

7. Compare and contrast phenomenology and

hermeneutics.

. Explain survey research and point out its

advantages and weaknesses. 20

9. Outline the steps in testing a hypothesis. 20

10. Discuss the historical method in social research. 20

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