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MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods
Solved Assignment 2020-2021
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/2020-21
| Title Name | MSO-002 Sociology Solved Assignment 2020-21 |
| University | IGNOU |
| Service Type | Solved Assignment (Soft copy/PDF) |
| Course | MA(Sociology) MSO |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Semester | 2020-2021 Course: MA(Sociology) MSO |
| Session | 2020-21 |
| Short Name | MSO-002 (ENGLISH) |
| Assignment Code | MSO-002/AST/TMA/2020-21 |
| Product | Assignment of MA(Sociology) 2020-2021 (IGNOU) |
| Submission Date | For students admitted in July 2020 Batch- 31st March, 2021
For students admitted in January 2021 Batch- 30th September, 2021 |
| Price | RS. 60 |
Section -A
Answer any two of the following questions
1. ‘Science with its central principles of objectivity, universalisation and causal
explanation had a significant impact on social science’. Critically discuss.
25
2. What is participatory method of research? Explain 25
3. What is ethnography? Explain its significance in sociological research. 25
4. What is probability sampling? Explain its types. 25
5. Distinguish between:
(i) pure research and applied research
(ii) participant observation and non-participant observation
(iii) questionnaire and schedule
(iv) qualitative and quantitative methods of research
(v) correlation and regression
25
Section-B
Write a research report on any one of the following topics in about 3000 words.
1. Facebook friends. 50
2. Reverse migration of labour. 50
3. Healthcare system in contemporary times. 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.
MSO-002, MSO-02, MSO 002, MSO 02, MSO002, MSO02, MSO-2, MSO2, MSO
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