Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
118 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Compare and contrast the role of religion in various aspects of social life in pluralistic societies like India and USA.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Human Relation school of thought by Elton Mayo.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2024
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Many of the debates about the merits of particular research methods focus on questions of reliability and validity. In the context of this statement, explain the relationship between reliability and validity.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisResearch Methods and Data Collection
Critically examine the relationship between media and society with respect to major theoretical approaches in sociology.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2023
Science, Technology and Social ChangePower and Elites
'Education is induction into the learner's culture.' Examine the statement in present society.
15 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Education and Social Change
Elaborate the limitations associated with the tools of measurement in Social Science Research.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
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
What is the importance of Merton's Middle Range Theory in sociology? Discuss critically.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2024
Robert K. Merton
Write a short note on "comparative method in sociology".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Science and Scientific MethodEmile Durkheim
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 100 words. • Types of social mobility • Pressure groups and democracy
10 marks · 100 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Social MobilityOrganisation of Work
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
"Patriarchy is indispensable for an analysis of gender inequality". In the context of this statement, critically examine various structures of patriarchy.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2016–2021
Patriarchy and GenderClass, Status, Gender and Race
Compare and contrast the methodology made use of by Durkheim & Weber in their scientific study of society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Positivism and Its CritiqueNon-positivist Methodologies
Write a short note on Mead's notion of "self".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
G. H. Mead
Industrialisation changed the institution of marriage in India. Discuss.
5 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Compare & contrast role of religion in various aspects of social life in pluralistic societies like India & US.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Alternatives to institution of marriage is leading to its disintegration. Comment on validity of statement.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Social sciences cannot depend solely on positivist approach for research.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Positivism and Its CritiqueNon-positivist Methodologies
Critically analyse Marx's notion of Alienation in context of present day Capitalism.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Karl MarxLabour and Society
Sociology as a by product of Industrial Revolution
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Emergence of Sociology
Briefly analyze the role of ideology as an essential component of social movement.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
Impact of Industrialization on kinship relations (b) Case studies and life histories (d) Importance of hypothesis in formulation of sociological theories (e) objectivity as a sociological goal 5(c) Write a short note on "comparative method in sociology".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Science and Scientific MethodPositivism and Its Critique
Sociology as a by-product of Industrial revolution 1. (b) Suicide as a social fact
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016
Emile DurkheimEmergence of Sociology
"Collective action in politics can bring integration and disintegration in society." Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2016