Methodology of Social Research

M.A., Sociology, PAPER -III

DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

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Ialit Naravan Mithila University. Kameshwaranagar, Darbhanga-846004
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(Elements of Scientific Methods and Various Steps in Social Research) 1
2 3 / MM (Objectivity/Value Neutrality) 11
3 37 T : T ,TOT, fratn sirt vfarT (Basic Concepis: Fact,Coneipt,Thoeoryand Hypothesis) 22
HTATA TY T (Ethical Issuès in Social Research) 43

(Induction and Deduction, Propositions, Syllogism an Logical Fallacies) 51

6 f au&T66 Y (Pure and Applied Research) 56
7 ,N T I T (Meaningof Research Design, Selecting ofResearch Design) 61
&i T R : 3 r s a7 avHI TTY (Typesof Research Design. Exploratoryand Descriptive) 67

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(Types of Research Design: Experimental and Cross-Sectional Design)
10. zai6T 3 (Types ofData and Their Sources) 84
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11. (Survey Techniques)
103
12 ra (Sampling)
13. A KIM, S T T (Questionnaire Construction, Mailed Questionnaire) 116
128
14. THI (Interview)
15. 8arvi q7 (Scaling and Measurement)
138

16. fareem T m (Reliability and Validity) 149

17. T t eTAT (LimitationsofSurvey) 156

8. T my f g aats (Techniques and Methods of Qualitative Research) 163

19. 7 6 fefe (Observation Method) 171

20. TTA (Ethnography) 186

,21. efm taa e q (Case Study Method) 190
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22. 8rrg fercn (Content Analysis)
23. Hife gfeeTA, aATATT (Oral History, Narratives) 203
24. TYOT vE dTara gfrerd a RMethodological Dilemmas and Issues in Qualitative Research) 206
25. TUTT vu d uTaufor6aI Ti faraiAI (Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research) 217
26. af: rtfite vzft 3d q farm (Methods: Meaning and CharacteristicsofStatistical Method) 220
27. afa a HT: qTZ, faA1, E (Measures ofCentral Tendency: Mean, Median, Mode) 223
28. faraa HI : HT% faaeT (Measures of Dispersion: Standard Deviation) 257
29. a-F frc (Correlational Analysis) 79

30. vmu feu HE (Writinga Research Report) 284