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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS
Course Code: BSOC-114
Assignment Code: ASST/BSOC 114/ 2025-26
Total Marks: 100
Assignment I Answer the following Descriptive Category Questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks. 2 × 20 = 40
1.Explain the concept and importance of ‘research design’ in social science research. Analyse the significance of ethics in field research.
2.What ethical dilemmas are commonly faced by sociologists. Assignment II Answer the following Middle Category Questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks. 3 × 10 = 30
3.Discuss the use of focus group discussions as a method of data collection in sociological research. What are its strengths and limitations?
4.Explain quota sampling as a sampling method. Compare it briefly with stratified random sampling in terms of procedure and reliability.
5.What is ethnography? Describe its key characteristics and discuss its relevance in contemporary sociological inquiry.
Assignment III Answer the following Short Category Questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6 marks. 5 × 6 = 30
6.Define inferential statistics and its role in sociological analysis.
7.Briefly discuss Malinowski’s contribution to fieldwork.
8.What do you understand by the life-history method in qualitative research?
9.Explain briefly what is meant by pilot testing of research instruments.
10.What is an interview guide?
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