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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"Sociology and common sense share a complimentary relationship".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
How does 'self' influence identity formation according to Mead?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
The Informal sector comprises of parallel economy that does not fall under government regulation or ambit of social security. 5(d) Elites are cherry-picked few who dictate terms of a sector. While exclusion is a practice of inequality in exacerbated form that discriminates between two sections of people.
5 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Education is often believed to be an agent of development & social change. However, it may reinforce conservatism and conflicts in society. How do you assess this dual role of education in society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Education and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
Discuss the changing gender roles and their significance for family systems in the context of an ageing population.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Relevance of Emile Durkheim's understanding of religion in contemporary society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society
Social exclusion has come to indicate the growing inequalities in a fast changing world. Evaluate the various dimensions.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Periodic training and performance appraisal needed for higher productivity.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Describe the primary functions of family. Do you see any change in the structure of family with modernization? Explain.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
“The union of anthropology and sociology is considered to be desirable and favorable, despite their distinctive areas of specialization”. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Sociology is considered to be the 'daughter of industrial revolution'. Explain. Studying sociology is not just a routine process of acquiring knowledge. Discuss the statement in the context of 'The Sociological Imagination' of C W Mills.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Emergence of SociologySociology and Common Sense
Societies are characterised by diversity of household and family types, and the idea of a typical family and its universality is misleading. Critically analyse
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2018
Family, Household and Marriage
Ideological warfare (Capitalist v/s Communist) through technological means.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Science, Technology and Social ChangeDevelopment and Dependency
Critically analyze Talcott Parsons contribution to theory of social action.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Education as a factor of social change :-
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeResearch Methods and Data Collection
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words : (a) How is civil society used in deepening the roots of democracy?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Nation, State and Citizenship
"The subject matter and scope of sociology have been intensely debated but still it is not practical to rein its purview within specific boundaries." Examine
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Sociology and Other Social SciencesEmergence of Sociology
Micro sociological understanding of self & society ought to be different from Macro sociological understanding of social-systems. How?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Science and Scientific MethodNon-positivist Methodologies
Sociology emerged as distinct discipline in the late 19th century.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emergence of SociologyPositivism and Its Critique
What are the major dimensions of Secularisation in the modern world? Discuss the factors inhibiting the growth of Secularisation in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Explain how according to Emile Durkheim, division of labor could be 'functional' as well as 'anomic' for society.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Emile Durkheim
Gender as a dimension of social stratification. 5. (a) "No society can be absolutely open or absolutely closed". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Class, Status, Gender and RaceSocial Mobility
Do all major world religions exhibit patriarchal nature? Illustrate your answer with examples.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Sociology of ReligionPatriarchy and Gender
Critically analyze the functionalist tradition within the field of sociology, specially attending to its theoretical foundations and its contributions to understanding social phenomena.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emile DurkheimTalcott Parsons