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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What do you understand by social action? How did Parsons use them for describing social systems?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Talcott ParsonsMax Weber
What is a scientific method? Can a scientific method be truly objective?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Science and Scientific MethodFact, Value and Objectivity
When asked to compare Sociology and Psychology, G.H. Mead made an analogy about studying the trees or the forest to compare sociology and individual human behavior. What do you think?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
The institution of family, despite it's 'functionality' has been criticized by many. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2019
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Religious worship is really the worship of society itself. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
Reasons for growth of sects and cults. (e) Types of social movements
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Sociology of Religion
To understand the emergence of sociology in Europe there is a need to appreciate the relationship between society and ideas. Elaborate in context of emergence of sociology as a distinct discipline.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Emergence of Sociology
Define New Age Movement & explain the growth of new age movement with few egs?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Protest and Social Movements
'Dependency theory' establishes interrelationship among poor & rich nations of world in contemporary globalising society which is in turn linked with the level of development achieved by a society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Development and Dependency
Durkheim notices that as society becomes more modern there is decreased integration of individual with society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Emile Durkheim
Discuss the impact of increasing globalization on 'nation-states' and 'national-identities', in current times.
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Nation, State and CitizenshipTheories and Agents of Social Change
“Participant observation in many situation is nothing more than a case study”.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Research Methods and Data Collection
What are the key characteristics of the social organization of work in a slave society, and how do they differ from those in a feudal society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Organisation of Work
2b Social fact plays a central role in sociology of Emile Durkheim. Comment
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Emile Durkheim
How do the concepts of "class-in-itself" and "class-for-itself" in sociological theory highlight the transformation of social classes from objective economic categories to subjective collective identities?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Karl Marx
Through Protestant Ethic and spirit of Capitalism, Weber, stressed the influence of rel. attitude on economy. How far do you think rel. influence economic outcomes in contemporary times?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Max WeberReligion in Modern Society
What is meant by collective consciousness? Discuss its role in maintaining social cohesion.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emile Durkheim
"Cyclical theories examine pattern of social structure & culture that recur at regular intervals". Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Theories and Agents of Social Change
Education serves as a tool for socialisation and social control in addition to being a force for social change. Discuss
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Education and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
Emile Durkheim opines division of labour in modern society leads to organic solidarity. As people become consumers they become interdependent thus fostering collaboration. This is more effective than mechanic solidarity where people have less differentiation and are bounded by collective consciousness of beliefs.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Emile Durkheim
"Subjective perception of objective reality prepares the content for articulation of class antagonism". Evaluate wit Marx's contribution.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Karl Marx
Outline Talcott Parsons' functional prerequisites of a social system and evaluate them in the context of a university as a social system.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Talcott Parsons
Differentiate between objectivity and value neutrality in sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Fact, Value and ObjectivityPositivism and Its Critique
How pluralist and elitist perspective differ in their deliberations on state and power?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship