MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods In English Solved Assignment 2022-2023

MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods In English Solved Assignment 2022-2023

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Core Course in M.A. Sociology
MSO-002: Research Methodologies and Methods
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Programme Code : MSO
Course Code : MSO-002
Assignment Code: MSO-002/AST/TMA/2022-23
Maximum Marks : 100
Weightage : 30%

Answer questions from both the sections.
Marks
Section –A
Answer any two of the following questions
1. What is phenomenology? Explain with reference to the contribution of Martin
Heidegger.
25
2. What is positivism? Discuss Giddens’s critique of positivism. 25
3. Explain the comparative method. Discuss its scope in social science research. 25
4. Discuss the participatory approach to social research. Compare and contrast it with
conventional research methodology.
25
5. Critically examine the nature and scope of feminist method in social science research. 25
Section-B
Write a research report on any one of the following topics in about 3000 words.
1. Change in family structure and familial relations in India. 50
2. Significance of open and distance learning in democratization of education. 50
3. Relevance of quantitative method of analysis in sociological research. 50
You can write this report based either on review of literature, or data collected from the primary
sources.
For review of literature you are to select either two books or four research articles published recently
on the selected topic of your choice. Write a review article focusing on the location of the study,
methodology followed and the main findings of these studies.
For the primary source you are to collect two case studies and write a report on the selected topic in a
comparative framework. While writing the report spell out clearly the objectives and the problems of
the study and
 problematise the issue within the existing/available literature,
 elaborate your observations, finding and conclusion coherently, and
 make proper referencing at the end.

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