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Methodology of Social Research

notes 4. Mark abrams—“social survey is a process through which the numeric data related to social
side of texture and activities of a particular community can be collected.”
5. e.W. burgess—“survey of a community, is the scientific study of its conditions and
reqiurements done for the purpose of presenting the constructive social development
planning.
From the above definitions it is clear that social survey is a scientific study done for the purpose of
constructive planning. this study is related to uncool-customs of any community, way of living,
present conditions, community building and problems, in particular geographical states.

11.2 objective or roles of social survey or reasons of planning social
surveys

According to prof. Moser, "A survey can be arranged or conducted for importance of knowing the
administration related data on any side of people life or search related to any work-causes, or to throw
new light on any side of sociological theory.”
this way to collect information related to any part, social life can be the purpose of social survey. Not
only that, presenting any constructive planning for the solution of problems on the basis of received
information can also be the purpose of social survey. indeed, all purposes of social survey or work
of social survey in social research or reasons for arranging the social surveys can be presented in the
following ways:
1. Collection of Data Related to Social Aspect of Community—through social survey data can
be collected in as numerical about construction of a community and social side of works.

Notes the main purpose or reason of social survey is to collect data related to social
problems and study minutely from their analysis.

2. collection of practical information—the purpose of social survey is also to provide
behavioural information about social problems. for example , if any government department
or organization wants to know how much people expend on food, clothing and shelter
and in the same way if any business organization wants to know about the uses of things
manufactured by them so for them there would be need to arrange social surveys. Whatever,
from this point of view the purpose of social survey is to collect behavioral information
about present problems.
3. Originally Related to the Study for Working Class and its Conditions—the arrangement
of social survey is done for the study of lower or labour class of society since most of the
social problems are found in these lower classes. Mostly poverty, squalor, crime, illiteracy
problems are found in lower or labour classes. there is a direct or indirect relation of social
survey with the study and solution of these problems of society.

Did You Know? With the study of these problems, there is a study of society, well-endowed
persons?

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