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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To what extent the study of social mobility plays a vital part in understanding the class structure of any society? Comment.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Explain how acc to Durkheim DOL could be 'functional' as well as 'anomic' for society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Emile Durkheim
Explain the historical analysis as a research method in sociology. Marx's idea of history was opposed to philosophy of idealism. Examine the statement in the context of materialist conception of history.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Karl MarxScience and Scientific Method
What is sampling? Distinguish between random and non random sampling techniques.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisResearch Methods and Data Collection
Explain Karl Marx's theory of class struggle. Evaluate the theory in terms of its relevance in explaining contemporary reality.
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Karl Marx
Global demographic trends make systemic change essential to food security in developing and developed nations. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeScience, Technology and Social Change
Is religious belief compatible with a scientific outlook? Discuss. (e) Gender as dimension of social stratification.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Religion in Modern Society
The negative impact of the globalisation of the world economy is borne disproportionately by women. Critically discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Class, Status, Gender and RacePatriarchy and Gender
'No society can either be absolutely open or absolutely closed.'
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Social MobilityEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Discuss the feminist critique of structural functionalist family theory. Show this in the context of India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
What is social closure? How social closure is manifested through various forms in society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
In the age of Industrialisation and Globalisation, distinction between family and household has become much more relevant. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
Family, Household and Marriage
Do you agree that formal organizations assign more preference to informal organization of most of their work. Justify with suitable illustrations.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
What are pressure groups? How do they influence the nation-state?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Merton's view on relationship between social structure and deviance.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Robert K. Merton
What is the importance of Merton's MRT in sociology critically analyze.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2020
Robert K. Merton
Critically examine the statement "What can we oppose to this machinery in order to keep a portion of mankind free from this parceling-out of the soul, from this supreme mastery of the bureaucratic way of life?"
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Max WeberPower and Elites
Do you agree that Pattern Variable Theory is pre-conceived?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Talcott Parsons
Civil society and state, at times, share a dialectical relationship. Critically examine the recent disconnect between civil society and state in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Nation, State and Citizenship
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 5. (a) Ogburn's theory of 'defunctionalization' of family.
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2017
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change
Examine how Max Weber's 'Interpretive Sociology' added new dimensions to the subject matter and methodology of Sociology.
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Max WeberNon-positivist Methodologies
Durkheim argued that the conscience collective would become less and less significant in a functionally differentiated society. Support with your arguments.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
As per weber, differences in prestige and power are as important as differences in economic reward. Discuss how women are systematically disadvantaged in economic terms.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceTheories of Stratification
Sociology emerged in the aftermath of Industrial and French revolutions in Europe and the changes it brought in social, economic and political spheres. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2023
Emergence of Sociology