Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion (A): To Merton, Middle range theory is concerned with a limited range of data .
Reasons (R): In the sociological work of the few past decades there has been much less concern with the construction of all-embracing theories.
In the light of the above statemets, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1
Both (A) and (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both (A) and (R) are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
3
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct