Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
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Where on one hand mass media has served as an important tool of social change but on the other hand it has also emerged as tools of inequality and conservatism. Examine.
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Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
“Educational innovation is more likely to produce a desired social change if innovation in education is coordinated with changing other parts of the social structure.” Examine.
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Education and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
According to Marx, "labour is the source of wealth and prime basic condition for human existence" comment.
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Karl MarxOrganisation of Work
Is religion a solution of social problems or a cause of it? Give theoretical strands in support of your answer.
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Sociology of ReligionReligion in Modern Society
Deviance is relative, wherein deviant today may be considered morally correct tomorrow. Do you agree? Give reasons.
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Robert K. Merton
Give a sociological narrative on the role and control of mass media.
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Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
"Religion is the opium of masses and instrument of classes." Critically analyze.
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Karl MarxSociology of Religion
Examine dig-parenting as a need of the hour in an increasingly digitised world.
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Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
Rostow's growth model asserted that all countries exist somewhere on the linear spectrum, and climb upward through each stage in the development process. Comment
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Development and DependencyTheories and Agents of Social Change
Modernity has many children, one of them is fundamentalism. Critically evaluate the relevance. (b) Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Analyse. (c) There is a strong correspondence b/w sociology of Religion and Sociology of knowledge. comment. (d) Many social theorists have built on Marx's conflict theory to bolster it, grow it and refine it over the years. comment. (e) Industrialisation has disrupted trad relationship b/w generations, as well as, the relationship b/w spouses in a familial structure. Discuss.
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Power and ElitesProtest and Social Movements
In the wake of globalisation, the power of nation state is evolving. Critically analyze.
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Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Ethnomethodologists explore the question of how people account for their behaviours. Discuss.
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Non-positivist Methodologies
While classical pluralists have some similarities with Parson's functionalist theory but it also differs from it in many important aspects. Examine.
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Power and ElitesTalcott Parsons
How viable is Interview Method in present era of social-distancing and virtual world? Can we eliminate it altogether, given the imp. of the method? In Marx's view, social stratification is created by people's differing relationship to the means of production. Discuss.
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Research Methods and Data CollectionKarl Marx
To understand the emergence of sociology in Europe there is a need to appreciate the relationship between society and ideas. Elaborate in context of emergence of sociology as a distinct discipline.
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Emergence of Sociology
Through Protestant Ethic and spirit of Capitalism, Weber, stressed the influence of rel. attitude on economy. How far do you think rel. influence economic outcomes in contemporary times?
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Max WeberReligion in Modern Society
How pluralist and elitist perspective differ in their deliberations on state and power?
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Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Examine digital parenting as a need of the hour in an increasingly digitised world.
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Science, Technology and Social ChangeFamily, Household and Marriage
Briefly discuss the functional pre requisites of social systems by Talcott Parsons.
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Talcott Parsons
The overriding goal of each state is to maximise its share of world power, which means gaining at expense of others. Discuss in Weberian context.
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Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
The process of embourgeoisement is antithetical to the concept of 'proletarianisation' and 'class in itself'. Critically analyse. 6(b) 'Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. Analyse the sociological relevance of the statement.
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Theories of StratificationClass, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss the issues faced by elderly population in contemporary industrialised societies.
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Theories and Agents of Social Change
Many social theorists have built on Marx' conflict theory to bolster it, grow it and refine it over the years. Comment
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Karl Marx
In Marx view, social stratification is created by people's differing relationship to means of production. Discuss.
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Theories of StratificationKarl Marx