What are the characteristics of scientific method? Do you think that scientific method in conducting sociological research is foolproof? Elaborate. (UPSC PYQ)
Does scientific method make Sociology a science? Illustrate your answer with Durkheim’s method.(UPSC PYQ)
Do you agree with the view that sociology can never be a science? What limitations need to be taken into consideration in the scientific study of social phenomena? (UPSC PYQ)
From the viewpoint of growing importance of multidisciplinary, how do you relate sociology to other social sciences? (UPSC PYQ)
“The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relationship between the two in a society.”- C.W. Mills. Explain.(UPSC PYQ)
The focal point of Sociology rests on interaction. How do you distinguish it from commonsense? (UPSC PYQ)