Sociology I · Topic
Family, Household and Marriage
Family, household and marriage, the types and forms of family, and contemporary trends in them.
83 UPSC Mains Sociology I questions on Family, Household and Marriage that toppers answered in test series, CSE 2014–2025, most answered first. Open one to see how toppers opened, built and closed it.
The concept of "chosen families" has gained prominence in recent years, particularly among LGBTQ+ communities. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Elaborate on your understanding of deinstitutionalisation and desacrilisation of marriage.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
Gender roles in domestic sphere in modern industrial soc are more or less reflection of patriarchal values. Critically evaluate (15).
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
Examine digital parenting as a need of the hour in an increasingly digitised world.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Science, Technology and Social ChangeFamily, Household and Marriage
How have industrialization and globalization challenged the notion of family as a universal and functional institution in society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
How does G P Murdock characterize the functions of the family?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
Provide a note on ideal type. What do you think is the ideal type of family?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Max WeberFamily, Household and Marriage
The rise of single-parent and cohabiting families in contemporary society reflects Judith Stacey's thesis of fragmentation of family forms in post-modern society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
"Post-modernity has transformed the idea of family from a structure to a process." Explain the implications of this shift in contemporary family life.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Write a short note on "Social consequences of science and technology". 8. (c) "Family diversity has emerged as a global trend". Substantiate
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Science, Technology and Social ChangeFamily, Household and Marriage
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Briefly discuss the impact of Industrialization on kinship relations.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change
Briefly discuss the impact of Industrialization on kinship relations.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change
The institution of family, despite it's 'functionality' has not been positively evaluated by many. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Nuclear family fits the needs of industrial society. Critically analyse this statement.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Discuss the changing gender roles and their significance for family systems in the context of an ageing population.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Describe the primary functions of family. Do you see any change in the structure of family with modernization? Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
Societies are characterised by diversity of household and family types, and the idea of a typical family and its universality is misleading. Critically analyse
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
Family, Household and Marriage
"The institution of marriage is marked by continuity as well as change".
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Family, Household and Marriage
Assess the impact of legislations on the changing trend of marriages in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Family, Household and Marriage
Marriage is no longer one in a life-time phenomenon eg. serial monogamy by Giddens
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
Discuss the feminist critique of structural functionalist family theory. Show this in the context of India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
In the age of Industrialisation and Globalisation, distinction between family and household has become much more relevant. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and Marriage
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 5. (a) Ogburn's theory of 'defunctionalization' of family.
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change