Sociology I · Topic
Class, Status, Gender and Race
Stratification by class, status group, gender, ethnicity and race.
117 UPSC Mains Sociology I questions on Class, Status, Gender and Race that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
Women are no longer restricted to the domestic hearth, but have the whole society in which to roam and be exploited. Discuss in context of changing nature of Patriarchy.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Patriarchy and GenderClass, Status, Gender and Race
"The spirit of the age is in favour of equality, though practice denies it almost everywhere". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50m (a) Dimensions of 'Social exclusion'
50 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2019
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
1 a Distinguish between class & status in Weber's view of social stratification
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Class, Status, Gender and RaceMax Weber
Gender as a dimension of stratification (b) Interest groups and democracy (d) Reasons for growth of sects and cults
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
To what extent does the study of social mobility play a vital part in the understanding the class structure of our society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Distinguish between inequality and stratification. How does social inequality become the basis of stratification in society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionTheories of Stratification
Types of social mobility 8. (a) "Marxian theory of stratification is based on two polarized classes and their conflict among each other." Comment. (b) "Work in industrial and post-industrial societies can be alienating for the workforce." Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Class, Status, Gender and RaceSocial Mobility
Formal organisation (b) Class & lifestyle (c) Types of social mobility
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Class, Status, Gender and RaceSocial Mobility
“Ethnicity never dies. It is always reborn.” Substantiate with suitable examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss the social mobility. (c) Examine the changing nature of the Nation-State in the contemporary world.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
How does reference group theory illuminate the process by which individuals adopt behaviors and styles promoted by social media personalities in modern society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonClass, Status, Gender and Race
Gender is a socially constructed stratification system, embedded at the individual, interactional and institutional dimensions of the society. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RacePatriarchy and Gender
Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (10 x 5 = 50) (a) Analyse the contemporary relevance of the middle class? Differentiate between the Marxian and Weberian perspective on the same.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceTheories of Stratification
Compare and contrast the contributions of Marx and Weber on social stratification in capitalist society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Theories of StratificationClass, Status, Gender and Race
Ethnicity (c) Work in feudal society (d) Racism (1)(a) Gender as a dimension of stratification
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Class, Status, Gender and Race
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Gender as a dimension of stratification
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
How does gender function as a critical axis of social stratification within sociological analysis?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Class, Status, Gender and RacePatriarchy and Gender
The Informal sector comprises of parallel economy that does not fall under government regulation or ambit of social security. 5(d) Elites are cherry-picked few who dictate terms of a sector. While exclusion is a practice of inequality in exacerbated form that discriminates between two sections of people.
5 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Social exclusion has come to indicate the growing inequalities in a fast changing world. Evaluate the various dimensions.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Gender as a dimension of social stratification. 5. (a) "No society can be absolutely open or absolutely closed". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Class, Status, Gender and RaceSocial Mobility
What do you mean by social stigma? How does race impact the social psyche of individual actors?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
To what extent the study of social mobility plays a vital part in understanding the class structure of any society? Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
The negative impact of the globalisation of the world economy is borne disproportionately by women. Critically discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Class, Status, Gender and RacePatriarchy and Gender
What is social closure? How social closure is manifested through various forms in society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
As per weber, differences in prestige and power are as important as differences in economic reward. Discuss how women are systematically disadvantaged in economic terms.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceTheories of Stratification
Stratification can weaken social integration by giving a feeling of exclusion to the members of lower strata. Critically evaluate the statement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionTheories of Stratification