Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
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How does Marx view social conflict as an essential element in social change? (20M)
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To what an extent can power be viewed as constant sum game? Elucidate with suitable examples. What is social action? And how is Parsons social action different from Weber's social action?
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Max WeberTalcott Parsons
Elaborate on your understanding of deinstitutionalisation and desacrilisation of marriage.
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Family, Household and Marriage
Marx as a conflict theorist viewed social conflict or class struggle as a catalyst to social change.
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Karl MarxTheories and Agents of Social Change
Who are elites? How does Pareto conceptualise them differently from C W Mills?
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Power and Elites
The variation in the concept of poverty reveals its dimensionality. However, when closely examined, these dimensions are seen to be conceptually interrelated and complementary rather than substitutable. Elaborate.
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Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
How social hierarchy and exclusionary practices act as barrier to the societal transformation? Discuss
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Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
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
How is civil society useful in deepening the roots of democracy?
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Nation, State and Citizenship
Describe the main idea of Max Weber's book, 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' as a critique of Marxism. (20M)
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Max WeberKarl Marx
How has the idea of Work From Home' forced us to redefine the formal and informal organisation of work? (20M)
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Provide an elaborate note on the Durkheimian classification of suicides with contemporary examples.
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Emile Durkheim
How does G P Murdock characterize the functions of the family?
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Family, Household and Marriage
How has the idea of "Work from home" forced us to redefine the formal & informal organisation of work?
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Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
"The journey from hypothesis to theory is the essence of the scientific method in Sociology." Explain.
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Science and Scientific MethodVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
The study of elites has been the focal point of discussion of classical and modern theorists of power. Elaborate. Does bureaucracy create elitism?
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Power and Elites
Compare and contrast functionalist and conflict perspectives on social stratification.
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What is the utility of scientific method in sociological research? Describe with examples.
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Science and Scientific Method
Bring out the significance of reference groups in everyday life with suitable illustrations.
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Robert K. Merton
Globalisation: impact on nation and state Citizenship: form and visibility to invisibles Sects and cults: significance and dysfunctions G.P. Murdock: Study of family Relevance of 40-hour work week Sampling in research methodology
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Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
What is the Parsonian view on social equilibrium?
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Talcott Parsons
Do you agree to the view that religion is a social fact?
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Emile Durkheim
Examine the paradox of rationalism and belief in sects and cults.
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Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society