Sociology I · 10 marks · 150 words
Impact of Industrialization on kinship relations (b) Case studies and life histories (d) Importance of hypothesis in formulation of sociological theories (e) objectivity as a sociological goal 5(c) Write a short note on "comparative method in sociology".
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Syllabus: Sociology as Science: (a) Science, scientific method and critique. (b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology. (c) Positivism and its critique. (d) Fact value and objectivity. (e) Non-positivist methodologies.
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