Description
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Elective Course in M.A. Sociology
MSO-002: Research Methodologies and Methods
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Maximum Marks: 100
Programme Code: MSO
Weightage: 30%
Course Code: MSO-002
Assignment Code: MSO-002/AST/TMA/2019-20
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Section 1
Answer any two of the following questions
Question 1. ‘The pioneers of the comparative method in sociology and social anthropology were all influenced to a greater or lesser extent by the theory of evolution.’ Discuss.
Question 2. What is positivism? Discuss Giddens’s critique of positivism.
Question 3. Critically examine the nature and scope of feminist method in social science research.
Question 4. What is sampling? Explain the methods of probability sampling.
Question 5. What is Hermeneutics? Explain with reference to the contribution of Hans-Georg Gadamer.
Section II
Write a research report on any one of the following topics in about 3000 words.*
1. Education as a means of empowerment of women.
2. Relevance of caste in contemporary Indian society.
3. Impact of mobile phones on social relationships.
Validity:
These assignments are valid for two admission cycles (July 2019 and January 2020). Validity is given below:
1. Those who are enrolled in July 2019, it is valid upto June 2020 Term End Examination and you must submit assignment to the Coordinator of your study centre latest by 31st March 2020
2. Those who are enrolled in January 2020, it is valid upto December 2020 Term End Examination and you must submit assignment to the Coordinator of your study centre latest by 30th September 2020
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