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Relevance of History for Social Research | Data Collection | Sociology

After reading this article you will learn about the relevance of history for social research. A group of thinkers, during the relatively brief period in which social science has been recognized as a disciplined form of intellectual endeavour, has tried to effect a rigid differentiation between what are conventionally known as social sciences, like sociology and economics on the one [...]

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The Questionnaire | Techniques | Social Research | Sociology

After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Types of Questionnaires 2. Kinds of Questionnaire Items 3. Designing the Questionnaire/Schedule 4. Physical Form 5. On Questionnaire Construction 6. Advantages 7. Limitations. Types of Questionnaires: The types of questionnaire vary widely. Questionnaires may be classified in a number of different bases. The classification of questionnaires may be based on the [...]

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Evaluating the Adequacy of Life History | Case Study Method | Social Research

After reading this article you will learn about the criteria for evaluating the adequacy of the case history or life history which is of central importance for case study. (1) The subject must be viewed as a specimen in a cultural series. That is, the case drawn out from its total context for the purposes of study must be considered [...]

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