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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How do rules of descent and alliance in kinship differ from each other? Illustrate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Lineage and DescentFamily, Household and Marriage
To what extent does the concept of anomie, as formulated by R.K. Merton, provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the theoretical relationship between the nature of anomie and the various types of social deviations?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Robert K. Merton
In the wake of globalisation, the power of nation state is evolving. Critically analyze.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Examine the relevance of Marxian conflict theory in contemporary society. 2(a) Differentiate between micro-sociology and macro-sociology. Explain the basic tenets of each. 2(b) Discuss the perspectives of Marx and Weber on social stratification in a capitalist society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Karl MarxTheories of Stratification
According to Marx, social stratification is caused by people's varying relationships to the means of production. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Theories of StratificationKarl Marx
Economics must be the handmaid of sociology. Critically Analyse.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Discuss the linkage between religion and economy in the light of Max Weber's 'Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism'. (b) Critically examine Marx's theory of class struggle and its relevance in the contemporary society. (c) Critically evaluate the 'Pattern Variables' of Talcott Parsons.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Max WeberKarl Marx
"Marriage is no longer the popular institution in contemporary modern society". Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and Marriage
In this globalised world, considering suicide as a social fact ignores the very psychological factors attached to it. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Emile Durkheim
Ethnomethodologists explore the question of how people account for their behaviours. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Non-positivist Methodologies
Highlight the challenges involved in collecting data through social survey. How do researchers overcome these challenges?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Economics must be made the handmaid of sociology. Critically analyse. c) How Durkheims idea of sacred and profane be used to understand the contemporary society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Do all global religions exhibit patriarchal characteristics? Provide illustrative examples to support your argument.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Patriarchy and GenderSociology of Religion
"A researcher's method of research is influenced by number of variables." Discuss.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2015
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Sociology grew as an outcome of social conditions and intellectual climate of Europe in 18th century.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emergence of Sociology
(2) RELIGION HAVING WEAK LINKAGE WITH CAPITALISM (3) RELIGIONS HAVING NO LINKAGE WITH CAPITALISM
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Max WeberSociology of Religion
Can sociology be considered a value-neutral science? Illustrate with relevant examples to support your answer.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Fact, Value and ObjectivityScience and Scientific Method
While classical pluralists have some similarities with Parson's functionalist theory but it also differs from it in many important aspects. Examine.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Power and ElitesTalcott Parsons
How was the social organization of work in feudal society compared to that of slave society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Organisation of Work
How viable is Interview Method in present era of social-distancing and virtual world? Can we eliminate it altogether, given the imp. of the method? In Marx's view, social stratification is created by people's differing relationship to the means of production. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Research Methods and Data CollectionKarl Marx
"The positivist preference for objectivity in data collection often leads to rigidity in research tools." Critically evaluate this statement with reference to the use of questionnaires.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Focus group technique (c) Historical materialism (d) Objectivity in sociology (e) Iron cage of bureaucracy Q3(a) Sociology and economy (b) Class-in-itself and class-for-itself (c) Collective conscience
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Research Methods and Data Collection
Explain difference between social inequality & social stratification. How do nature and forms of the social stratification system influence social mobility
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Cultural lag can also be seen very prominently in contemporary society. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeScience, Technology and Social Change