Major theoretical strands of research methodology
Key points
- Methodological perspectives
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative methodology
- Epistemology
- Ontology
Previous year questions
Questions asked from this topic in UPSC Sociology Optional:
- What is positivism? Critically analyze the major arguments against it.
- Methodology is a system of rules, principles and procedures, which forms scientific investigation. Comment.
- In what way ‘Interpretative’ method is different from the ‘positivist’ approach in the study of social phenomena? Explain with examples, the explanatory and exploratory designs of Social research.
- Elaborate the main tenets of interpretative perspective in sociology.