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Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2016 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology Code no.: So. 562 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*15 = 30 Answers any TWO  1. Discuss the model of social reality from positivist, interpretive and critical social science approach with suitable examples. 2. Describe the parts and aspects of theory explained in Neuman's writing on 'Theory and Research' with suitable examples. 3. How can you write a good academic proposal? Discuss. Group 'B' 3*10 = 30 4. Discuss the importance of case study in sociological research. 5. How do you make your research sociologcal? Discuss. 6. Discuss the basic steps of doing qualitative analysis with suitable examples. 7. What are the key points to take into ac...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2015 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology Code no.: So. 562 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*15 = 30 Answers any TWO  1. How can you write a good academic proposal? Discuss 2. How do positivist, interpretive and critical social science approaches differ from one another. Discuss with examples. 3. What are the different steps of research process or what are the components of a good research report? Group 'B' 3*10 = 30 4. What sources of knowledge are alternative to Social Research? 5. What are the parts of Theory? Discuss on the basis of reading by Neumann. 6. Define Social Research. Describe approaches of quantitative and qualitative research. 7. What are the basic steps of doing qualitative ana...

Tribhuvan University Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences OFFICE OF THE DEAN 2014 Masters Degree in Sociology Course Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology Code no.: So. 562 Semester: 1st Semester Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Group 'A' 2*10 = 20 Answers any TWO  1. Discuss the concept of social research and its basic components with suitable examples. 2. Based on Neuman's writing on  'The Meaning of Methodology' discuss the competing approaches to social research highlighting the fact that the ideal type of approaches answer basic questions about research differently. 3. What are the key techniques of qualitative data analysis? Illustrate. Group 'B' 8*5 = 40 4. What are the key techniques of data collection in qualitative research? Explain in brief. 5. Define grounded theory and highlight on the methodological concern in developin...