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Unit-17: Limitations of Survey

success of survey depends upon loyalty, skill of surveyor, subjectivity of data, support of informers notes
and the use of survey techniques. But the attainment of all these together is very difficult.
5. Social phenomena are quite abstract and scattered. Therefore, it is very difficult to tie them in same
formula. this is the reason that surveys are themselves as incoherent and scattered. to weave them
in one link and construct one principle itself becomes one problem. today social scientists are more
aware towards the solution of this problem and the path of success of social science is expected on
the success of them.

17.5 summary

y The scientific process of collection, description, conclusion of data related to the complete life
of a community or to its specific part is called as Social Survey.
y the success of survey depends on the fact that how much surveyor is successful in creating
direct contact with related conditions and persons of his study subject.

17.6 Keywords

1. Qualitative survey—When the survey is done related to any qualitative phenomenon
or subject like public, prejudice, customs, rite, mentality etc. then it is called Qualitative
survey.
2. Quantitative survey—When the subject of survey is calculative then it is called Quantitative
Survey like expansion of education and level of knowledge, caste structure, financial level,
rates of marriage-divorce etc.

17.7 review Questions

1. tell the merits of social survey.
2. Discuss the meaning and limitations of social survey.

answers: self assessment
1. Awareness 2. survey 3. Data-collection-survey.

17.8 Further Readings

Books 1. sociological research and statistics-ravindranath Mukharji.
2. fundamentals of sociology-Dr. Ganesh Pandey, Arun Pandey, radha
Publications.

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