Sociology I · Practice questions
Non-positivist Methodologies
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"Methodological pluralism is an increasingly common feature of social research." In the context of this statement, discuss the ways in which multi-strategy research can be used.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Research Methods and Data CollectionScience and Scientific Method
"The contestations regarding 'Positivism' has, enriched the discipline of Sociology". Analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2019–2023
Positivism and Its CritiqueNon-positivist Methodologies
"It is the ideal type which is explained through the verstehen approach." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Max WeberNon-positivist Methodologies
"Sociology could and should be value free". Critically examine the statement with respect to various sociological perspectives.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2019–2023
Fact, Value and ObjectivityPositivism and Its Critique
Do you think phenomenology restore the primacy of human experience and meaning giving acts of human consciousness?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Non-positivist MethodologiesPositivism and Its Critique
'Though they take very different approaches to study society, both 'micro' and 'macro' sociology aid our ability to understand the social world. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Emergence of SociologyScience and Scientific Method
Methodology encompasses a system of rules, principles, and procedures that form the basis of scientific investigation. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Science and Scientific MethodPositivism and Its Critique
Explain the difference between the positivist and interpretative approaches to the scientific method in sociology.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
Explain the historical analysis as a research method in sociology.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Science and Scientific MethodResearch Methods and Data Collection
Discuss the significance of symbols in symbolic interactionism approach of G.H. Mead.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
G. H. MeadNon-positivist Methodologies
People are rational and they use practical reasoning, not formal logic, in their daily life. Discuss the perspective of ethnomethodology as a study of people's life.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Non-positivist Methodologies
'Sociology is a science which attempts Interpretivist understanding of Social action'. Explain the Interpretative understanding of Max weber.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Max WeberNon-positivist Methodologies
Micro sociological understanding of self and society ought to be different from macro sociological understanding of social systems - How?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
G. H. MeadEmergence of Sociology
What does the term “hermeneutics” signify, and in what ways is it applied within the field of sociology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
Values are as important as facts in sociological research. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Fact, Value and ObjectivityPositivism and Its Critique
Critically discuss the role played by Positivist methodology to attain Value neutrality in sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Positivism and Its CritiqueFact, Value and Objectivity
Critical social science embraces all those approaches in sociology that aim to be critical of society in order to facilitate social change. In this context, discuss the main features of critical social science.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
Explain Alvin Gouldner's reflexive sociology as a critique of positivism.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Positivism and Its CritiqueFact, Value and Objectivity
"Critical ethnography certainly retains problems despite attempts by some sociologists to develop it and overcome objections." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Non-positivist MethodologiesResearch Methods and Data Collection
What, in Max Weber's view, is the subject matter of sociology? Which principal techniques did he advocate for social science research?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Max WeberNon-positivist Methodologies
Critical social science refers to that philosophy which takes into account specific and sectoral social problems of various social groups.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Non-positivist MethodologiesFact, Value and Objectivity
While the positivist school of sociology advocated for use of quantitative methodologies to attain objectivity in research, the latter schools focussing on microsociology emphasised on qualitative methodology. c) In the words of Radhakrishna, 'education is the main agent of social change' that is even powerful than traditional institutions, but education's role in actually yielding changes is equally debated in sociological milieu.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Science and Scientific MethodPositivism and Its Critique
According to non-positivists, what are the limitations of applying scientific methods in sociology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
Discuss the significance of symbols in symbolic interactionism and mention some of its criticisms.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Non-positivist MethodologiesG. H. Mead