MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods in English Solved Question Paper December 2022

MSO-002 Research Methodologies and Methods in English Solved Question Paper December 2022

Research Methodologies and Methods
Course Code: MSO-002

MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY)

(MSO)

Term-End Examination
December, 2022

MSO-002 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

AND METHODS

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer any five questions in about
500 words each. Answer at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I

1. In what way are social sciences different from
natural sciences ? Discuss. 20
2. What is paradigm shift ? Explain in detail. 20
3. What is cultural relativism ? In what way does
it differ from ethnocentricism ? 20

4. Discuss the basic tenets of rationalism
with special reference to the ideas of Rene
Descartes. 20
5. What is the feminist perspective on research ?
Explain in detail. 20

Section—II

6. What is comparative method ? 20
7. What is ethnography ? How does it help in
social science research ? 20
8. What is survey research ? Explain its merits
and demerits. 20
9. What is hermeneutics ? Explain its significance
to social science research. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following :
10+10

(a) Interview
(b) Triangulation
(c) Geneaology