Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
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Distinguish between 'mechanical solidarity' and 'organic solidarity' in Durkheim's analysis of division of labour.
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Emile Durkheim
How do educational disparities contribute to the perpetuation of poverty and social exclusion? Discuss with reference to contemporary society.
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Elaborate on the use of comparative method in sociology with suitable illustrations.
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Science and Scientific MethodEmile Durkheim
Durkheim suggests 'society is more than sum of Individuals'. Do you agree? Why?
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Emile Durkheim
What are the characteristics of interpretivism? How was it critiqued?
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Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
Examine the role of revolutions in creating social changes?
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Protest and Social Movements
Analyse the cause and impact of gendered division of labour on social organisation of Work.
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Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
How much is it right for sociologists to use the positivist approach to understand society? Explain with suitable examples.
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Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
What are the challenges in conduct of a participant observation? Illustrate using research work.
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Research Methods and Data CollectionFact, Value and Objectivity
Positivist and Interpretivist schools in sociology. (b) Feminist perspective on Kinship and Marriage. (c) Risk society and its influence on contemporary society.
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Positivism and Its CritiqueNon-positivist Methodologies
What are the various forms of citizenship? Has it given visibility to the 'invisibles'?
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Nation, State and CitizenshipEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Examine the growth of the gig economy as a new form of informal work. What implications does it have for job security and labor rights? "Modernization does not necessarily lead to development." Analyze. Examine the strengths and limitations of ethnography as a research method in sociology.
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Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
What are functional pre requisites? Elaborate on the function pre requisites of modern societies.
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Talcott Parsons
Critically assess the differences between Durkheim and Marx on Division of labor.
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Emile DurkheimKarl Marx
Examine how and why the study of social order and stability has been an integral part of sociology.
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Emergence of SociologyPositivism and Its Critique
Define the concept of 'foster families' How is it different from adoption? Has India truly accepted the concept?
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Family, Household and Marriage
How can you use the concept of 'social class' to understand deviance in contemporary societies.
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Robert K. MertonEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
How did Intellectual currents of the Enlightenment era facilitate the genesis of sociology as a discipline? Discuss.
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Emergence of Sociology
What are the limitations of surveys that use standardized questions?
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Research Methods and Data Collection
In light of the burgeoning significance of interdisciplinary paradigms, elucidate the interconnections between sociology and other social sciences.
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Sociology and Other Social Sciences
"Modernization does not necessarily lead to development." Analyze. Discuss how has the information revolution impacted social change in developing societies?
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Development and DependencyTheories and Agents of Social Change
Critically assess Parsons' AGIL scheme as a model for analyzing social systems.
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Analyse how the various types of sects and cults have altered the religious experience.
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Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society
Is the 40-hour work week relevant today? Clarify.
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Labour and SocietyOrganisation of Work