Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
1,250 questions, with how toppers answered each. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Social exclusion' has come to indicate the growing inequalities in a fast changing world. Evaluate the various dimensions of social exclusion.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Critical social science refers to that philosophy which takes into account specific and sectoral social problems of various social groups.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Non-positivist MethodologiesFact, Value and Objectivity
As per Oxfam report on inequality, the income inequality is high or increasing 60% of the low and middle income countries. Discuss the modern world system theory of Immanuel Wallerstein in this light.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Development and Dependency
How will you describe 'employee alienation' in services sector as a phenomenon?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Labour and SocietyOrganisation of Work
Analyze the paradox of education as both a means of emancipation and reproduction of inequality.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Education and Social ChangeEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
"Technology is the key to understanding social change today". Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
Gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life? Critically analyse.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
The use of common sense in sociology is akin to a double-edged sword. Do you agree?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
China's cheque book diplomacy is a new form of dependency. In this context, discuss the dependency theory and its new forms in the present world.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Development and Dependency
What are functions? Provide a functional analysis on globalisation.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonTheories and Agents of Social Change
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 100 words. 10 x 3 = 30 - Types of social mobility - Pressure groups and democracy
10 marks · 100 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social MobilityOrganisation of Work
Origins of Symbolic Interactionism can be traced to Max Weber. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Non-positivist MethodologiesMax Weber
Max Weber's concept of rationalization is a 'double-edged sword'. Discuss. (b) Explain the functional perspective on marriage and discuss how some of its functions are being taken over by other institutions. (c) Examine the salience of Dependency Theory in understanding social change and global inequalities.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Max WeberTheories and Agents of Social Change
Distinguish between 'latent and manifest functions. Explain how has Robert K. Merton conceptualization of 'latent-manifest functions' contributed to the 'functional analysis.'
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Robert K. Merton
Discuss the ethical considerations involved in conducting qualitative research in sensitive social settings.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Research Methods and Data Collection
The emergence of sociology can be attributed to the transformative forces of modernity and social change in Europe. Analyze this statement, exploring the historical context, key sociological thinkers, and the impact of modernity on the development of sociology as a distinct discipline.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emergence of Sociology
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 5. (a) Gender and social mobility
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Supporters of participant observation have argued that, compared to other research techniques, it is least likely to lead to sociologists imposing the reality of social world they seek to understand. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Research Methods and Data Collection
While the positivist school of sociology advocated for use of quantitative methodologies to attain objectivity in research, the latter schools focussing on microsociology emphasised on qualitative methodology. c) In the words of Radhakrishna, 'education is the main agent of social change' that is even powerful than traditional institutions, but education's role in actually yielding changes is equally debated in sociological milieu.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Science and Scientific MethodPositivism and Its Critique
"The observer becomes the observed in participant observation." Examine. Evaluate the impact of affirmative action on historical inequalities.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Research Methods and Data CollectionEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Discuss the sociological perspectives on religious fundamentalism as a source of conflict. (b) Explain Merton's critique of the functionalist approach to the study of social institutions.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Evaluate the impact of affirmative action on historical inequalities.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionSocial Mobility
Examine the social consequences of increase in the rate of divorce.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Family, Household and Marriage
Analyse how Sociology as a discipline was born out of the attempt to understand the transformations that seemed to threaten the stability of society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology