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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Write a short note on 'resource mobilisation theory' in the context of study of social movements.
15 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2020
Protest and Social Movements
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words : (a) Critically evaluate dependency theory in explaining persistent under-development.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Development and Dependency
"Marx put at the heart of his sociology—as no other sociology does—the theme of exploitation". Elaborate
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Karl Marx
"One is not born a woman, but becomes one." In this context discuss feminist challenge of traditional kinship and family systems.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Critically discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
Analyze the influence of the growing globalization on 'nation-states' and the concept of 'national identities' in the contemporary era.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
Gender is not something that we innately have, but rather is something that we do. In this context, explain the gender differences reinforced when we "do gender."
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
"Sects and cults represent both resistance to and consequence of modernity." Elaborate with reference to sociological theories.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
"Patriarchal values reinforce 'gendered roles' in society". Discuss
Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2019
Patriarchy and Gender
Robert Merton goes beyond the boundaries of traditional functionalism, and added to traditional ones his new insights. Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Robert K. MertonTheories and Agents of Social Change
Low-income countries are not underdeveloped, rather mis-developed. In the light of this statement, critically examine dependency theories on development.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Development and DependencyTheories and Agents of Social Change
Explain Alvin Gouldner's reflexive sociology as a critique of positivism.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Positivism and Its CritiqueFact, Value and Objectivity
"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
“A study of power inevitably involves an investigation of social class”. Critically examine.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Power and ElitesClass, Status, Gender and Race
Normalization of informal work and almost ninety two percent of the workers in the informal work in the country are not just an accident. Do you think this informality is planned for the sustenance of the formal?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
What are the sociological implications of artificial intelligence on class and labour?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Science, Technology and Social ChangeLabour and Society
Discuss how technology has accelerated both the process of development and dependency.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Development and DependencyScience, Technology and Social Change
Discuss how has the information revolution impacted social change in developing societies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
The closer the Hypothesis generated by a theory comes to the reality, the better is the theory. Discuss the importance of building hypothesis in this context.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisResearch 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
Explain the stages in the formation of gender identity using Mead's theory of symbolic interactionism.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
G. H. Mead
"While social mobility fosters individual aspiration, it may disrupt societal integration." Critically analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Citizenship is a social construct that defines the rights, responsibilities, and membership of individuals within a political community. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
As per Max Weber, differences in prestige and power are as important as differences in economic reward. Discuss how women are systematically disadvantaged in economic terms.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceTheories of Stratification