Types of Research
1. Pure Research
* Theoretical Research
* To Contribute to Theory
Literature on the Subject
2. Empirical Research
• Field Primary data
• To study conditions in society
• To discover facts
• Root causes of the problem
• Illiteracy and Crime
• Study in a Prison
Objectives of Research
• Development of Knowledge
• Scientific study
• Welfare of Humanity
• Classification of Facts
• Social control and Prediction
• To Understand Human Behavior
• To improve Knowledge
• To reject old theory
• To modify old theory
• To propound new theory
• To Identify gaps in Knowledge
Research Design
• Plan of Research Study
• Logical strategy to answer a question
• Blue print for House construction
Types of Design
1. Exploratory or Formulate design
• Studies of a new field
• Experience survey
• To study practical cases
2. Descriptive Studies
• To describes characteristics
3. Diagnostic Studies
• For Discovering a problem
4. Analytical Studies
• How and Why
• To ascertain causality
• Basic to all scientific analysis
5. Experimental design
• Experimental Groups
• Control Group
• Stimulus Groups
• Non -Stimulus Groups
• To conduct experiment Under controlled
conditions
4. Analytical Studies
• How and Why
• To ascertain causality
• Basic to all scientific analysis
5. Experimental design
• Experimental Groups
• Control Group
• Stimulus Groups
• Non -Stimulus Groups
• To conduct experiment Under controlled
conditions

Types of research (Sociology)

  • 1.
    Types of Research 1.Pure Research * Theoretical Research * To Contribute to Theory
  • 2.
    Literature on theSubject 2. Empirical Research • Field Primary data • To study conditions in society • To discover facts • Root causes of the problem • Illiteracy and Crime • Study in a Prison
  • 3.
    Objectives of Research •Development of Knowledge • Scientific study • Welfare of Humanity • Classification of Facts • Social control and Prediction • To Understand Human Behavior • To improve Knowledge • To reject old theory • To modify old theory • To propound new theory • To Identify gaps in Knowledge
  • 4.
    Research Design • Planof Research Study • Logical strategy to answer a question • Blue print for House construction
  • 5.
    Types of Design 1.Exploratory or Formulate design • Studies of a new field • Experience survey • To study practical cases 2. Descriptive Studies • To describes characteristics 3. Diagnostic Studies • For Discovering a problem
  • 6.
    4. Analytical Studies •How and Why • To ascertain causality • Basic to all scientific analysis 5. Experimental design • Experimental Groups • Control Group • Stimulus Groups • Non -Stimulus Groups • To conduct experiment Under controlled conditions
  • 7.
    4. Analytical Studies •How and Why • To ascertain causality • Basic to all scientific analysis 5. Experimental design • Experimental Groups • Control Group • Stimulus Groups • Non -Stimulus Groups • To conduct experiment Under controlled conditions