Making Sense of Society: Understand The Social World

MAKING SENSE OF
SOCIETY: UNDERSTAND
THE SOCIAL WORLD

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION- 1....................................................................................................................................1
Qualitative and quantitative research...........................................................................................1
Alienation....................................................................................................................................1
Social movements........................................................................................................................2
Sustainability...............................................................................................................................2
SECTION- 2- ESSAY.....................................................................................................................3
‘Community and social cohesion are in decline in contemporary society’. Discuss...................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

SECTION- 1
Qualitative and quantitative research
Qualitative research is a kind of study that deal with exploration of concepts for
understanding concept in an appropriate manner using words, text, experience and thoughts
(Farghaly, 2018). Qualitative research focuses upon gaining in -depth understanding of a concept
using textual data, words etc. In such kind of research observations, interview, literature review,
asking open- ended questions from participates can be asked for gaining better understanding of
chosen or selected topic. This type of research can directly help in understanding social world in
an appropriate manner as with the help of this research one can understand perception, point of
view of people, experiences of people and then this data can be used for making individuals
understand social reality of individuals.
Whereas quantitative research is a kind of study in which expression and explanation of a
concept or topic is done in terms of numbers, graphs and then interpretation of those numbers
and graphs is done. This type of research is mostly used for gaining knowledge about generalized
view on a topic. Most common type of data collection methods used in this type of research are
experiments, closed-ended questions, observations, surveys etc. This type of research can be
used for generating knowledge and creating understanding about social world. It can also help in
understanding ways in which a phenomenon can affect individuals, area of concern that affects
people in generalized manner.
Both the type of research is useful in understanding social world in different ways and can
help un understanding people living in society, their perception, pattern, characteristics etc.
Alienation
Alienation can be defined as a kind of experience or feeling of being completely isolated.
It is a state in which a person withdraws or separate from an object, person or position of former
attachment (Marx, 2018). Social alienation condition occurs when a social relationship is
reflected by lower degree of interaction or values, or when higher degree of isolation occurs
among two or more than two individuals in a community, society or within work environment.
Alienation can directly help in understanding a social world, ways in which relationship between
two individuals or group of people is affected.
Alienation help in understanding that many times certain circumstances occur or situation
occurs when a person rejects their loved ones. It directly helps in understanding that when a
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