LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
FIRST SEMESTER – April 2009
MS 1804/SO 1807 – QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Date & Time: 17/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
PART-A
Answer ALL the following in 30 words each : (10 x 2=20 marks)
- Elucidate any two assumptions of Life History Method.
- What is the principle characteristic of unobstrusive research?
- What are the possible reasons for the errors in the research?
- Distinguish ideographic method from nomothetic method of study.
- What are the assumptions of interview technique of data collection?
- What are the precautions a researcher has to take before finalizing the research topic?
- What is the significance of Participant Observation?
- Define “Content analysis”.
- What is the significance of Physical Traces method of study?
- What is the difference between the research methodology and methods?
PART-B
Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words each : (5 x 8=40 marks)
- Bring out the relationship between validity and reliability in research.
- Discuss the process of constructing the theory.
- Suggest some guidelines to make interview as an effective technique of data
collection.
- What are the merits and demerits of Field Research?
- What are the different steps in Participant Observation?
- What are the different types of content analysis?
- Explicate natural accretions and decretions in Physical Trace method of study.
PART-C
Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words each : (2 x 20=40 marks)
- How does theory and research guide and enrich each other?
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of interview method of data collection.
- What are the various steps in Participant Observation and evaluate the observer’s roles?
- Critically evaluate the various sources for Life History Method of research.
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