We’ve updated our privacy policy so that we are compliant with changing global privacy regulations and to provide you with insight into the limited ways in which we use your data. Show You can read the details below. By accepting, you agree to the updated privacy policy. Thank you! View updated privacy policy We've encountered a problem, please try again. What is meant of the following terms/words : (i) Concomitant Variation (ii) Nomothetic (iii) Conjectural (iv) Cross-Cultural Method (v) Dialectical (vi) Materialism (vii) Equilibrium (viii) Manifest Functions (ix) Ethnographic (i) Concomitant Variation : An empirical relationship in which the magnitude of the first variable varies with the magnitude of the second variable. (ii) Nomothetic : A science that attempts to make generalization (e.g. Sociology) (iii) Conjectural : Balance of forces, particular ideologies, class interest etc. that in combination make up a particular pattern of social and economic contradictions. (iv) Cross-Cultural Method : Comparisons of contemporary cultures. (v) Dialectical : A process which sees forces of change from thesis (original states) to antithesis (opposite state) to synthesis (combination of first two states i.e. thesis and antithesis). (vi) Materialism : Relation of production which correspond to a definite stage of the development of their productive forces. (vii) Equilibrium : A state of balance between parts within a social system. (viii) Manifest Functions : Functions of a social system which are intended and / or overtly recognized by the participants in that social system. (ix) Ethnographic : Written record of small society based on direct observation. 237 Views Explain the meaning of the following terms/words : (i) Antithesis (ii) Thesis (iii) Synthesis (iv) Variable (v) Bureaucracy (vi) Organic Analogy (vii) Capitalism (i) Antithesis : Opposite of original state (position) / theme or proposition. (ii) Thesis : Original state / theme / proposition. (iii) Synthesis : A resultant of interaction between thesis and antithesis. (iv) Variable : A social factor such as age, social class etc. which can be observed to affect other measures, such as income level. (v) Bureaucracy : Type of organisation in which administration is based upon impersonal, written rules and a hierarchy of offices. (vi) Organic Analogy : Comparison made to show a degree of similarity between living organs. (vii) Capitalism : Free economy operating according to market forces (e.g. demand and supply etc.), private ownership (i.e. factors of production, such as land, factory, capital, means of transportation and communication etc. 407 Views Discuss how the historical method can be explained through Karl Marx’s description of class conflict. Historical Method and Karl Marx : 1. Historical method has been employed by Karl Marx (the father of modern scientific socialism) in conjunction with dialectical materialism in understanding the human societies. 2. Marx believed that the materialistic structure of societies (i.e. two classes of the industrial societies i.e. the working class and the capitalists class) accounts for their developmental, and thus, he took the philosophical device and applied to the materialistic view of society. 221 Views State the limitations of historical method.The Limitations of Historical Method : 1. Historical data have some limitations, which arise mainly because historians cannot describe all the happenings in time and space available at the time of writing history. 2. Personal biases and private interpretations, generally, enter unconsciously, even when, honest attempts are made to select and interpret pertinent facts. This can be illustrated by reference to the current controversy that raging on the writing of Later Medieval Indian history particularly the Babri Masjid versus Ram Janam Bhoomi dispute. 285 Views Write in short the meaning of the following terms/words : (i) Ideal Type (ii) Latent Functions (iii) Integration (iv) Ideographic (v) Functionalism (i)Ideal Type : A mental construction from in its abstract or pure for the social measurement. (ii) Latent Functions : Functions, which are hidden and remain unacknowledged by participants, (iii) Integration : The extent to which an individual experience a sense of belonging to a social group by virtue of sharing its norms, values, beliefs, etc. (iv) Ideographic : Study of unique and unrepeatable events (e.g. History). (v) Functionalism : It is a doctrine, which asserts that the principal task of sociology and social anthropology is to examine the contribution, which social items make to the social and cultural life of human collectivities. 230 Views What is historical research advantages and disadvantages?It is the only research method that can study evidence from the past. The historical method is well suited for trend analysis. Disadvantages: Cannot control for threats to internal validity. Limitations are imposed due to the content analysis.
What are the disadvantage in doing historical research online?There are three main disadvantages to this process: contextualisation, potential edits and poor reproduction, and the sensual nature of the archive. The drawback of contextualisation is the most threatening to valid historical research and thus this paper will focus heavily on this section.
What is the advantage of historical study?Studying history helps us understand and grapple with complex questions and dilemmas by examining how the past has shaped (and continues to shape) global, national, and local relationships between societies and people.
What are some problems with historical studies?The major challenges to historical research revolve around the problems of sources, knowledge, explanation, objectivity, choice of subject, and the peculiar problems of contemporary history.
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