Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
146 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Compare and contrast C.W Mills conception of elite in the power structure with that of Pareto and Mosca.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Power and Elites
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Distinguish between class and status in Weber's view of social stratification.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Class, Status, Gender and RaceMax Weber
"The material conditions of life" are fundamental in the structuring of a society. In this context, discuss the approach of Marx's of historical materialism for the explanation of human society.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Karl Marx
With increasing digitization, the theory of cultural lag is doubted. Critically discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeScience, Technology and Social Change
Religion is said to have emancipated human beings on the one hand but it also alienates them on the other. Bring out the paradoxical functions religion plays in a modern secular society.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2021
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Critically examine the role of civil society in the functioning of democracy.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Nation, State and Citizenship
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) "Methodological pluralism is a panacea that can solve all research problems." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Science and Scientific MethodResearch Methods and Data Collection
These days internet addiction has become an usual phenomenon. Applying Mead's 'Theory of Self' explore the phenomenon.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019–2021
G. H. Mead
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) "Marriage is no longer the popular institution in today's modern society". Critically analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
In the age of industrialization and globalization, family as a universal and functional institution in society is getting questioned. Critically discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
What are ideal types? Bring out the purpose and it's use in the study of contemporary society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Max Weber
"Power is not a zero-sum game". Discuss the statement with respect to Weber and Parsons views on power.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Power and ElitesTalcott Parsons
Longitudinal study aims to study group of people for relatively shorter period of time. Explain with inherent benefits in such studies.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
History is, and always will be "a graveyard of aristocracies". Critically examine the statement in context of elite theory of power.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Power and Elites
To what extent, concept of 'society' is accorded priority in Mead's analysis. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
G. H. Mead
The dependency theories in their analysis of global inequalities have taken a uni-dimensional view of development. Critically analyze.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Development and DependencyTheories and Agents of Social Change
Explain the relevance of theory of Reference Group in understanding the life of an UPSC aspirant?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Robert K. Merton
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Critically examine the importance of comparative method in sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Science and Scientific MethodResearch Methods and Data Collection
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) "The need of an ideology for a nation to survive." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Nation, State and Citizenship
"Critical ethnography certainly retains problems despite attempts by some sociologists to develop it and overcome objections." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Non-positivist MethodologiesResearch Methods and Data Collection
Discuss the linkage between industrialization and changes in family structure.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change
Societies are characterised by diversity of household and family types, and the idea of a 'typical family' is misleading. Critically analyse. Also, bring out the reasons for the continued existence of joint families in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Family, Household and Marriage
Trace the changing nature of organisation of work during the times of pandemic in a capitalistic society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Nation-state entered into a crisis in the late twentieth century with the advent of globalisation. Critically analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites