Sociology I · Practice questions
Emile Durkheim
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Provide an elaborate note on the classification of suicides with contemporary examples.
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Emile Durkheim
Emile Durkheim's most influential work 'suicide: A study in sociology (1897)' showed how sociological factors contribute to what was considered as an individual act.
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Emile Durkheim
Provide an elaborate note on the Durkheimian classification of suicides with contemporary examples.
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Emile Durkheim
Do you agree to the view that religion is a social fact?
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Emile Durkheim
Compare Durkheim's approach to religion with that of Max Weber. How do their views on the role of religion in social change differ?
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Emile DurkheimMax Weber
Compare Merton's concept of deviance with that of Durkheim's idea of anomie? How do they differ in explaining deviant behavior?
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Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
Distinguish between 'sacred' and 'profane' in Durkheim's study of religion.
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Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
Describe various characteristics of a 'social fact'. How is rate of suicide a social fact according to Durkheim.
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Emile Durkheim
Describe various characteristics of social fact. How is rate of suicide a social fact according to Durkheim?
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Emile Durkheim
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Durkheim, in the way of Augustus Comte, tries to establish Sociology as a science of society, with social fact as the scope of Sociology. Discuss the characteristics of social fact and its relevance with the rate of suicide. 2. Merton, following Durkheim's path, puts forth that Anomie has existence in social structure. Discuss. 3. Keith Hart puts forth that expansion of capitalism results in informal organisations. Discuss. 4. Talcott Parsons, through his work 'The social system', shows how different action systems are linked and work coordinatively for social order. Discuss.
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Emile DurkheimRobert K. Merton
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 10x5=50 "The journey from hypothesis to theory is the essence of the scientific method in Sociology." Explain. "Pluralism presents an idealized view of pressure groups' role in democracy." Evaluate. What is meant by collective consciousness? Discuss its role in maintaining social cohesion.
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