Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Statement I:Middle range theories are the focus of empirical enquiry

Statement II:Unlike grand theories, middle range theories function in a restricted domain

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Both statements are correct: middle range theories are the focus of empirical enquiry and work within a restricted domain.

Statement 1 is true, as Merton designed middle range theories to be tested directly by empirical research.

Statement 2 is true, since unlike grand theories they address a limited, specific range of phenomena.

Grand theories are highly abstract and hard to test against concrete data.

Middle range theories bridge everyday empirical findings and broad abstract theory.

Robert Merton introduced the idea of middle range theory in sociology.

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