IGNOU BOOK | Sociological Research Methods-II[English medium] BSOC-114

Product Overview & Details

Sociological Research Methods–II is a sociology course focused on the advanced methods used to conduct, analyze, and present sociological research.

📚 BSOC-114 — Sociological Research Methods-II

The course generally covers:

• Research DesignMeaning and types of research design
• Exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research
• Formulating research problems and hypotheses
• SamplingMeaning and importance of sampling
• Probability sampling: random, stratified, systematic and cluster sampling
• Non-probability sampling: purposive, quota and snowball sampling
• Methods of Data CollectionObservation
• Interview
• Questionnaire and schedule
• Case study
• Documents and secondary data
• Quantitative Data AnalysisClassification and tabulation of data
• Frequency distributions
• Percentages and averages
• Measures of central tendency
• Introduction to correlation and other statistical techniques
• Qualitative ResearchMeaning and characteristics
• Ethnography
• Participant observation
• In-depth interviews
• Content and thematic analysis
• Research EthicsInformed consent
• Confidentiality and anonymity
• Objectivity and researcher responsibility
• Ethical issues in field research
• Report WritingStructure of a research report
• Analysis and interpretation
• Citation and referencing
• Presentation of findings and conclusions