MA Sociology Part I Notes:
Paper IV Methodologies of Social Research
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Unit I : Introduction
Philosophical foundations: Issuesof Ontology, Epistemology, Methodology
The Nature of Science and Science of the social
The Nature of Sociologicalinquiry; Science and common sense
Qualitative and QuantitativeMethodologies
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods part II
Unit II: Methodological Perspectives
Reflexivity and Social Research
Feminist MethodologicalPerspectives
Unit III: Research Methods
The nature and application of Statistics in Sociological research
Quantitative Methods: Social Survey-questionnaire, Interview schedule, coding practices
Qualitative Methods: Participant observation, Interviews, Case studies and life histories
Unit IV: Planning and Communicating Research
