Sociology I · Topic
Emergence of Sociology
Modernity, the Enlightenment and the French and Industrial Revolutions as the setting in which sociology arose in Europe.
58 UPSC Mains Sociology I questions on Emergence of Sociology that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
How has the contributions from history influenced the scope of sociology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Sociology and Other Social SciencesEmergence of Sociology
Industrial revolution has important bearings on growth and development of sociology. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology
The change in intellectual orientation in Europe led to the emergence of sociology. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Emergence of Sociology
Sociology and common sense converge at some points, but diverge more often. Evaluate the statement.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
Considering the impact of globalization, examine the evolving scope of sociology and how it has adapted to study and address contemporary social issues.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Sociology and Other Social SciencesEmergence of Sociology
Common sense is considered as way of mundane life, but sociology examines the mundane life. Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
'Though they take very different approaches to study society, both 'micro' and 'macro' sociology aid our ability to understand the social world. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Emergence of SociologyScience and Scientific Method
Sociology is the queen of social sciences. In the light of this statement, discuss why sociology is considered as last of all social sciences.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Sociology and Other Social SciencesEmergence of Sociology
"Sociological imagination links personal troubles with public issues." Elucidate with examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
'Sociology grew as a product of the reflection of great thinkers reflecting on society'. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Emergence of Sociology
Explain how the European Enlightenment created intellectual conditions for the birth of sociology.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology
"Emergence of sociology was not merely a coincidence". Comment
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Emergence of Sociology
How modernity influenced the intellectual development of sociology or shaped sociology's focus on issues of social order and change?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology
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
Sociology emerged in France but consolidated and made a very fast expansion in USA. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Emergence of Sociology
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
Sociology is considered to be the 'daughter of industrial revolution'. Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Emergence of Sociology
"Scope of Sociology has been defined differently by different scholars during different times". Substantiate this statement with proper validation.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Emergence of SociologySociology and Other Social Sciences
Examine the influence of philosophical thought in establishing sociology as a social science.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology
Studying sociology is not just a routine process of acquiring knowledge. Discuss the statement in the context of 'The Sociological Imagination' of C W Mills.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
"The subject matter and scope of sociology have been intensely debated but still it is not practical to rein it's purview within specific boundaries". Examine
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Emergence of SociologySociology and Other Social Sciences
Sociology is a systematic study of society, distinct from philosophical and religious reflections, as well as from our everyday common-sense observations about society. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
The Enlightenment period was a significant contributing factor to the emergence of sociology in the late 18th and early 19th century. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Emergence of Sociology
'Sociology as a discipline is more than common sense.' examine the validity of this statement.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2017
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
Describe how the social, economic, political, and intellectual context in Europe throughout the 18th century contributed to the development of sociology.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emergence of Sociology
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Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emergence of Sociology
Examine how and why the study of social order and stability has been an integral part of sociology.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emergence of SociologyPositivism and Its Critique
How did Intellectual currents of the Enlightenment era facilitate the genesis of sociology as a discipline? Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology
What are the practical implications and applications of sociological research? List the ways in which sociology can make a valuable contribution to social life?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
Sociology and Common SenseEmergence of Sociology
Sociology as a by product of Industrial Revolution
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Emergence of Sociology