Sociology I · Topic
Emile Durkheim
Division of labour, social fact, suicide, and religion and society.
103 UPSC Mains Sociology I questions on Emile Durkheim that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
"In the sociology of deviance, no single theory has emerged as dominant." Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2016–2024
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
"Social fact plays a central role in the sociology of Emile Durkheim". Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2017–2023
Emile Durkheim
Give a critical review of 'functional analysis of religion given by Durkheim'.
15 marks · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
Explain the concept of fictive kinship and its significance in forming social bonds. How does it operate in modern societies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriageLineage and Descent
Explain how according to Emile Durkhiem, division of labor could be 'functional' as well as 'anomic' for society.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Emile Durkheim
"Merton's theory of anomie is a borrowing but essentially different from that of Durkheim". Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
How is the Weberian theory of religion different from that of Durkheim's?
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Emile DurkheimMax Weber
Durkheim labelled the modern form of collective conscience as the cult of the individual. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
Discuss the role of socialization and cultural transmission in shaping conformist and deviant behavior among individuals.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim had argued that the function of division of labour in society is that of the promotion of social solidarity. Discuss the statement and critically analyze Durkheim's Division of Labour theory, with reference to contemporary trends.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Emile DurkheimLabour and Society
Discuss the relevance of Emile Durkheim's understanding of religion in contemporary society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
Examine the contemporary relevance of Durkheimian perspective on 'Division of labour'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Emile Durkheim
How Durkheim's idea of Sacred and profane be used to understand the contemporary society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2019–2020
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
"Emile Durkheim, division of labour could be 'functional' as well as 'anomic' for society". Explain
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Emile Durkheim
"Emile Durkheim's concept of the division of labor highlight its dual nature, serving as both a functional and potentially anomic force in society." Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Emile Durkheim
Draw a comparison between Durkheim's functional model and Marx conflict model in their treatment of the concept of 'division of labour'.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2019–2021
Emile DurkheimKarl Marx
In what ways are Marx's theory of 'Alienation' and Durkheim's theory of 'anomie' different from each other and to what extent can they be seen as having similarities?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021
Karl MarxEmile Durkheim
Durkheim's idea of social facts both established sociology as an independent field of study and provided one of the most convincing arguments for studying society as it is before we decide what it should be". Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Emile DurkheimPositivism and Its Critique
"Durkheim's understanding of religion, like any other social theory, emerged and had greater relevance in a particular 'social context'." Critically analyze the statement
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
In order to help sociology move away from philosophy and to give it a clear and separate identity, Durkheim gave distinctive subject matter of sociology in form of social facts. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021
Emile DurkheimEmergence of Sociology
Critically discuss the concept of "Cult of the Individual".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017
Sociology of ReligionEmile Durkheim
Examine the contemporary relevance Durkheimian perspective on 'Division of labour'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Emile Durkheim
Compare Merton's concept of deviance with Durkheim's idea of anomie. How do they differ in explaining deviant behavior?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
Micro sociological understanding of self and society ought to be different from macro sociological understanding of social systems - How?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
G. H. MeadEmergence of Sociology
Distinguish between 'mechanical solidarity' and 'organic solidarity' in Durkheim's analysis of the division of labor.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Emile Durkheim
Utilizing Durkheim's Suicide theory, examine the pattern of elevated suicide rates in present-day Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Emile Durkheim
"Anomie gives you temporary gains and permanent sufferings". In the light of Durkheim's theory of anomie, explain the relevance of the statement in present context.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Emile DurkheimRobert K. Merton
The idea of division of labour was looked differently by Marx and Durkheim. Explain.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Emile DurkheimKarl Marx
Durkheim observes that the process of division of labour helps to integrate societies where heterogeneity, differentiation and complexity are to be found. Critically analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Emile Durkheim
"Parsons' concepts regarding social systems and his action theory are deeply influenced by the ideas of those who came before him." Elaborate on this connection.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Talcott ParsonsEmile Durkheim