CONTENTS:- Scientific Social Research. The Problem of Objectivity in Social Research. Formulation of Problem in Social Research. The Design of Research. The General Problems of Measurement. Observation. The Interview Method. The Projective Techniques. Sampling: Method and Techniques. Analysis of Data and Interpretation. The Research Report. Research and Theory. Social Research and Values.
DESCRIPTION
This book to present a cancise, cogent comprehensive and critical exposition of the varied techniques employed in social research and the methodogical bases underlying them. This book to present a cancise, cogent comprehensive and critical exposition of the varied techniques employed in social research and the methodogical bases underlying them. The book is, therefore, likely to be useful to students of social science in general and of Socilology in particular, who are engaged in post-graduate or predoctoral studies. Consequently especial efforts have been made to make the contents of the book relevant to the syllabi of the various universities in the country.