Investigating Inequalities — DU B. A Program Sociology Previous Year Question Papers

BA (Prog.) with Sociology as Major B.A. (Prog.) Sociology Discipline Specific Core (DSC) 09 Sociological Research-I Discipline Specific Core -9 (DSC 09): Sociological Research -I CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE Course title [Credits_ Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite & Code Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria of the course Practice (If any) DSC 09 12th Class An Invitation Pass Sociology or Research -I equivalent course Learning Objectives: 1. The course familiarises students with the theoretical and methodological aspects of sociological research. 2. The course introduces the basic outline of doing research and its philosophical underpinnings. Learning outcomes: Students will be able to: 1. understand the philosophical and methodological underpinning of research. 2. develop a practice-based understanding of the process of research. 3. differentiate between the quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods of research and combine them effectively to conceptualise theoretically informed empirical research practices. SYLLABUS OF DSC - 09: Sociological Research -I Unit I: Doing Research (12 Hours) This unit introduces research as a process and discusses the related issues of the logic of research and objectivity a. The Logic of doing research b. The Process of social research c. Objectivity in research Unit II: Methodological Perspectives (9 Hours) This unit delves into perspectives on how to study people. a. Comparative Method b. Ethnographic Method Unit III: Modes Of Enquiry (24 Hours) This unit looks at the interaction of theory and research and moves to methods of analysing and depicting data a. Theory and Research b. Analysing Data: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methods c. Representing Data: Classification and Tabulation of Data and Diagrammatic and Graphic Representation of Data Practical Component: NIL Essential/Recommended Readings: Unit 1: Doing Research a. The Logic of Doing Research Mills, C. W. (1959). 'The Promise' in The Sociological Imagination, London: OUP. Chapter b. The Process of Social Research Srivastava, V.K. et al (Eds.). (2004) 'Introduction' in Methodology and Fieldwork, New Delhi: c. Objectivity in Research Gouldner, Alvin (1962) Social Problems, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Winter), Anti-Minotaur: The Myth of Value-Free Sociology, pp. 199-213. Unit II: Methodological Perspectives a. Comparative Method Béteille, A. (2004) 'The Comparative Method and the Standpoint of the Investigator'. In Vinay Kumar Srivastava (Ed.) Methodology and Fieldwork, New Delhi: OUP, pp. 112-131. b. Ethnographic Method Brewer, J.D. (2010). 'What is Ethnography?' in Ethnography, Jaipur: Rawat Publication (Indian Reprint). Chapter 1 - Pp. 10-25. Unit III: Modes of Enquiry a. Theory and Research Merton, R. K. (1972). 'The Bearing of Sociological Theory on Empirical Research' and 'The bearing of Empirical Research on Sociological Theory' in Social Theory and Social Structure,