LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIOLOGY
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FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
SO 1807 – QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Date & Time : 25-04-2006/1.00-4.00 P.M. Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Write a short note on the following within 30 words each: (10×2=20Marks)
- Participant Observation.
- Coding in content analysis
- Life History method
- Natural Accretion measures
- Controlled Erosion measures
- Objectivity and Subjectivity
- Operationalization.
- Dependent and Independent Variables
- Scheduled Interview
- Ideographic explanation
PART – B
Answer any FIVE questions in about 300 words each: (5×8=40 Marks)
- Explain the types of observer roles in participant observation.
- What is content analysis? State the features of content analysis.
- Analyze the assumptions of the Life History method and mention the types.
- Explain Inductions and Deduction.
- Pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of field research
- Briefly discuss the concepts of validity and reliability.
- Elucidate the errors, which might creep into reasoning.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in about 1200 words each: (2×20=40 Marks)
- Describe the steps involved in content analysis.
- Write a critical essay on the data of life history method.
- Discuss the relation between theory and research.
- Provide guidelines for conducting interview as a tool of data collection.
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