1. foHkkxk/;{k Lkekt’kkL=
Lkekt’kkL= foHkkx
'kkldh; egkfo|ky; lruk e- iz-
MkW- xkSgj gqtSQk [kku
foHkkxk/;{k Lkekt’kkL=

2. Lkkekftd vuqla/kku esa fopkj.kh; O;ogkfjd ckrsaA
izLrkouk% lekt ds lHkh izkf.k;ksa es ekuo ls fHkUu gSa ekuo dh fHkUurk dh ,d izeq[k dkj.k mldk vius vuqHkoksa dks lqjf{kr j[kus ,oa mUgs vxyh ih<+h rd iWgqpkus dh {kerk gSA lekt es euq"; gh ,d ,slk izk.kh gS tks viuh izfØ;k dks nksgjkrs gq;s vius Kku esa o`f) dj izd`fr ls vf/kd ls vf/kd leUo; LFkkfir djrk gSA vkSj tc ge lkekftd ?kVukvksa ds laca/k es uohu Kku dh izkfIr mldk Li"V vkSj lR;kiu djrs gSA rks mls lkekftd vuqla/kku ;k 'kks/k (Social Research)dgkWa tkrk gSA
lkekftd vuqla/kku ds mn~ns’; %&
lS)kafUrd vFkok Kku laca/kh mn~ns’; A
O;ogkfjd vFkok mi;ksfxrk oknh mn~ns’;A

3. lkekftd vuqla/kku dh fo’ks"krk,W%&
1- lkekftd ?kVukvksa ls lacaf/kr
2- oSKkfud i)fr
3- vuqHko ijd i)fr
4- iqjkus rF;ksa dk iquZlR;kiu
5- lkekftd ?kVukvksa esa varZlaca/k cukukA
6- lkekftd ?kVukvksa ds laca/k esaA
7- lkekftd fl)kUrksa ds fu#i.k esa lgk;d

4. lkekftd 'kks/k dk v/;;u {ks=
(Scope of Social Research)
1- u;s fl)kUrksa ls lacaf/kr ’kks/k
Research Related to new principal
2- iqjkus fl)kUrksa ds lR;kiu ls lacaf/kr ‘’kks/k A
Research Releted to the verification of old Theories.
3- lkekftd lajpuk vkSj izdk;Z
Research Related to Social Structure and function.
4- f}rh;d rF;ksa ij vk/kkfjr ‘’kks/k A
Research based on secondary data.
5- iz;ksx i)fr ij vk/kkfjr ’kks/k A
Research based on Experimental Method.

5. lkekftd vuqla/kku vKkurk dh ek=k Removal on Inrorance
lekt dY;k.k esa lgk;d Helpful in Social Welfare
uohu Kku dh izkfIr Acduisition of New Knowledge
lkekftd fu;a=.k esa lgk;d Helful in Social Control
iz’kklu ,oa lekt lq/kkj es lgk;d Helful in Administration and Social Research
lS)kafud mi;ksfxrk Theoretical Importance

6. lkekftd vuqla/kku dh fof/k;kW
1- xq.kkRed fof/k;kWa
2- la[;kRed fof/k;kWa ek=kRed vifj.kkRed
3- vU; fof/k;kWA
iqLrdky; rFkk dk;ZLFky v/;;u fof/k;kWa
izk;ksfxd rFkk losZ{k.k
fodkloknh
rqyukRed fof/k;kWA

7. lkekftd vuqla/ku ds izsjd rRo
vKkurk ds izfr ftKklk
dk;Zdkj.k laca/k Kkr djus dh bPNk
ubZ iz.kkfy;ksa dh [kkst rFkk iquZ%ijh{kk
O;ogkfjd vuqla/kku
ekSfyd vuqla/kku
orZeku {ks=h; ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds vuqlkj ifjorZu fd, tkrs gSA
fØ;k ’kks/k {ks= es fdl izdkj ykxw dh tk ldrh gSA

8. lkekftd 'kks/k ds izeq[k pj.k (Steps of Social Research)
'kks/k izfrosnu dk izLrqfrdj.k
lanHkZ lwph dk fodkl
lkekU;hdj.k rFkk fu;eksaa dh izfrLFkkiuk
rF;ksa dk fo’ys"k.k ,oa fuokZpu
rF;ksa dk izfdz;kdj.k] lkj.kh;u ,oa oxhZdj.k
rF;ksa dk ladyu
v/;;u midj.k dk iwoZ izf’k{k.k
v/;;u midj.k dk fuekZ.k
v/;;u i}fr dk pquko
midYiuk dk fuekZ.k
{ks= dk fu/kkZj.k
fo"k; ;k leL;k dk p;u

9. ‘USE OF SCIENTIFIC METHODS IN STUDYING SOCIAL PHENOMENA
There is nothing artificial supernatural about social phenomena… social phenomena are as natural as the phenomena of magnetism, gravitation and electricity and a modern city us natural as an ant-hill.
Robert Bierstedt
In a wide sense any mode of investigation by which science has been built up and being developed is entitled to be called a scientific method.
A Wolfe. Essential of Scientific Method
It is chaotic , disordered and meaningless only to superficial observer. The more we study it, the more orderly and practicable this behavior becomes.
George A. Lundberg, Social Research ed. 1951

10. ‘NATURE OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Complexity in Social Phenomena.
Dynamic Nature
Abstractness
Lack of objectivity
Heterogeneity
Qualitativeness
Lack of Universality
Impossibility of Experiment
Lack of Exact prediction

11. ‘NEED OF SOCIAL RESEARCH IN INDIA
For knowing the detailed of Indian social system
For knowing and solving the social problem
For solving the economic problem
For making the social policies
For planning's of social welfare
Need of social research for Planning Commission
Need of field of the industry and Commerce