After reading this article you will learn about the meaning of theory in social science. Scientific theory is a term which comes from the Greek word 'theorem' meaning to look at. A fair translation of scientific theory would be a knowledgeable outlook. There is a sense, of course, in which every one has a world outlook, and thus the meanest [...]
The role of social science in the social and economic development of the country is being increasingly recognized in India. Besides the government, public and private organizations are providing impetus to researches in the social sciences. The notion that social science research can contribute variously to the social, cultural and economic development of the country has been gaining ground ever [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the relevance of history for social research. A group of thinkers, during the relatively brief period in which social science has been recognized as a disciplined form of intellectual endeavour, has tried to effect a rigid differentiation between what are conventionally known as social sciences, like sociology and economics on the one [...]