Methodology of Social Research

Short Questions
2018-19
Q1.Define Empiricism? (2013-14, 2015-16)
Q2.What is Scientific Method?
Q3.Explain the meaning of value neutrality? (2014-15)
Q4.What is Snowball Sampling?
Q5.Define participatory research? (2015-16)
Q6.List two key features of Grounded theory?
Q7.What is Theoretical Sampling? (2015-16, 2017-18)
Q8.What is Structured Interview?
Q9.Explain the issue of Predictability in Social Sciences?
Q10.Name few Positive Thinkers.
2017-18
Q11.Differtiate between methods and methodology?
Q12.What is social constructivism? (2015-16, 2013-14)
Q13.Explain main characteristics of Action Research?
Q14.Define Quantitative Research?
Q15.Give example of participatory research?
Q16.What is simple random sampling?
Q17.Under what condition non probability sampling is done?
Q18.Who gave Grounded Theory?
Q19.Explain the concept of value neutrality?
2015-16
Q20.Discuss the significance of Research in Sociology?
Q21.What is Epistemology?
Q22.Define Sampling Frame?
Q23.Define Qualitative Research?
Q24.Explain data triangulation? (2013-14)
Q25.Give example of Methodological Collectivism?
2014-15
Q26.What is methodology?
Q27.Define rationalism
Q28.Explain methodological collectivism?
Q29.Define sampling error?
Q30.Two strength of Qualitative research?
Q31.Two weakness of Quantitative research
Q32.What is Grounded theory
Q33.Explain Quota Sampling
Q34.What is objectivism?
2013-14
Q35.Two major assumptions of Positivism?
Q36.Meaning of Methodological Individualism?
Q37.Define Probability Sampling?
Q38.What do you mean by a Narrative?
Q39.When does a researcher opt for Quota Sampling?
Q40.What do you mean by Action Research?
Q41.Two advantages of Qualitative Research?
Long Questions
Unit1
2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19
Q1.Distinguish between the two major Epistemological schools
in sociology?
Q2. Can Social Reality be understood as an object? Elaborate?
2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19
Q1.Discuss the basic assumptions of positive methodology?
 Unit2
2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19
Q1.Bring out the major methodological dilemmas in social
research?
Q2.Discuss the advantages and types of triangulation?

Unit3
2013-14
Q1.Discuss the meaning and types of probability sampling?
Q2.When and how is theoretical Sampling used? Discuss its
advantages?
2014-15, 2017-18
Q1.What is sampling and its Significance?
Q2. Make comparative analysis of Probability and Non
probability sampling.
2015-16, 2018-19
Q1.Define Probability Sampling and discuss its types?
Q2.Define Non Probability sampling its advantages and
disadvantages?
 Unit4
2013-14
Q1.Discuss the meaning and advantages of Participatory
research as a method of qualitative methodology?
Q2.Bring out the advantages of using Naturalistic quality in
qualitative research?
2014-15
Q1.Short note on:-
I. Ethnography (2018-19)
II. Action research
2015-16
Q1.What do you understand by Action research its significance
in social research?
Q2.Write a note on Grounded Theory.
2017-18
Q1.Write a note on Interviewing as a Qualitative research
techniques?
Q2.What do you mean by Qualitative research its strength and
weakness? (2018-19)