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IGNOU BSOC-114 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26
BACHELOR OF ARTS
ASSIGNMENTS 2025-26
For July 2025 and January 2026 Admission Cycles
COURSE CODE: BSOC-114
SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS II
SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS 11
Course Code: BSOC-114
Assignment Code: ASST/BSOC 114/ 2025-26
Total Marks: 100
Assignment I
Answer the following Descriptive Category Questions in about 500 words each. Each question carries 20 marks. 2 × 20 = 40
1. Explain the concept and importance of ‘research design’ in social science research.
2. Analyse the significance of ethics in field research. What ethical dilemmas are commonly faced by sociologists.
Assignment II
Answer the following Middle Category Questions in about 250 words each. Each question carries 10 marks. 3 × 10 = 30
3. Discuss the use of focus group discussions as a method of data collection in sociological research. What are its strengths and limitations?
4. Explain quota sampling as a sampling method. Compare it briefly with stratified random sampling in terms of procedure and reliability.
5. What is ethnography? Describe its key characteristics and discuss its relevance in contemporary sociological inquiry.
Assignment III
Answer the following Short Category Questions in about 100 words each. Each question carries 6 marks. 5 × 6 = 30
6. Define inferential statistics and its role in sociological analysis.
7. Briefly discuss Malinowski’s contribution to fieldwork.
8. What do you understand by the life-history method in qualitative research?
9. Explain briefly what is meant by pilot testing of research instruments.
10. What is an interview guide
Completed assignments should be submitted to the Coordinator of your Study Centre by:
For students of July 2025 cycle: 30.04.2026
For students of January 2026 cycle: 31.10.2026
BSOC114, BSOC 114
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