TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Challenges and Obstacles in Development Studies: A Sociological Perspective
AU - O. Sijuwade, Philip 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SP  - 45
EP  - 50
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2010.45.50
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2010.45.50
KW  - NGOs
KW  -policy advocate
KW  -sociology researcher
KW  -Phenomena
KW  -game
KW  -sociological perspective
AB  - Berger emphasizes the difference between being a researcher and being a practitioner and he forwards a view that the role of sociology is to explore ways of understanding social phenomena not to prescribe solutions to social problems. The quote is a useful starting point for a discussion that examines the relation between sociology and development studies and development in practice. What is the difference between a sociology researcher and a policy advocate? What is the difference between posing a sociological question and giving policy recommendation? The following text aims at defining sociology’s role and at delineating what challenges sociology faces. In the context of development studies. The research method employed is exploratory in nature.
ER  -