Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change

CLASS distinction exists in "OLD FAMILY" and "NOVEAUX rich" as per JAFFRELOT

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Class, Status, Gender and RaceTheories of Stratification

Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) Do you agree with the statement that the bourgeoisie produces its own grave-diggers. Give supporting arguments to your answer.

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Karl Marx

"The observer becomes the observed in participant observation." Examine.

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Research Methods and Data Collection

'Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.' Discuss.

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Science and Scientific MethodFact, Value and Objectivity

Discuss the structures of patriarchy. 6(c) Examine the process of 'self-exclusion' of the middle class in India.

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Patriarchy and Gender

Climate change is deeply intertwined with global patterns of inequality. Comment.

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Development and Dependency

Participant Observation is a convenient approach to gather information particularly qualitative data about a population, but it can be grossly misleading as well. State out the advantages as well as disadvantages of Participant observation in sociological analysis. To what extent does the study of social mobility play a vital part in understanding the class structure of our society? Merton's theory of anomie is a borrowing but essentially different from that of Durkheim. Critically examine. Do you think the feminisation of work has led to gender equality? Justify your answer with logical arguments. Protests and agitation are symptomatic of skewed development in society. Discuss in context of India along with relevant examples. Highlight the various "social pathologies" within marriage in contemporary times. It is observed that young adults around the world are less religious by several measures. Give some theoretical strands in support of this observation. Discuss Ogburn's theory of social change. What are the major dimensions of secularisation in the modern world? Discuss the factors inhibiting the growth of secularisation in India. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and The Surrogacy Regulation Act, 2021 reinforce the idea of family as a patriarchal heterosexual and casteist institution and fail to account for other models of chosen families. Discuss.

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Research Methods and Data Collection

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. Discuss wrt C.W Mill's concept of Sociological imagination.

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How has the idea of work from home forced us to redefine the formal and informal organisation of work?

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Organisation of WorkLabour and Society

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

"Pluralism presents an idealized view of pressure groups' role in democracy." Evaluate.

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Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship

According to Marx, 'labour is the source of wealth and prime basic condition of human existence. Comment.

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Karl MarxLabour and Society

Herbert Blumer's perspective on social movement (10) Q1) c) Pluralistic conception of power. Q1) d) Secularization of societies in modern world.

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Protest and Social MovementsPower and Elites

What is the difference between fact and value? Comment on their significance in sociology?

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Fact, Value and ObjectivityPositivism and Its Critique

G.H. Mead in his theory of 'self and society' successfully established relationship between society and self.

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G. H. Mead

Emile Durkheim had argued that the function of division of labour in society is promotion of social solidarity. Discuss the statement and critically analyse Durkheim's division of labour theory, with reference to contemporary trends.

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Emile DurkheimOrganisation of Work

Discuss whether Identity politics is divisive or unifying force through examples.

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Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship

Formal Bureaucratic structure offers a dichotomy of benefits & challenges for a diverse country like India. Discuss.

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Max WeberPower and Elites

Provide a note on ideal type. What do you think is the ideal type of family?

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Max WeberFamily, Household and Marriage

Bryon Wilson argued that with rise of Modernisation, there would be growth of sects and cults which highlights Religious Pluralism.

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Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society

Distinguish between 'sacred' and 'profane' in Durkheim's study of religion.

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Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion

To Marx capitalism is rooted in irrationality but for Weber it is a reflection of rationality. Discuss. What can be the best research method for determining the impact of Covid-19 on our society? Discuss with example.

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Karl MarxMax Weber

How does the transformation of ethnic groups into self-aware political entities relate to the connection between ethnicity and nationalism?

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Define poverty. Discuss the social distribution of poverty in the society.

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Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race