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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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
Explain Karl Marx's theory of social stratification. Do you agree with Marx that social stratification can be abolished?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Theories of StratificationKarl Marx
Discuss how gender socialization and norms contribute to the differentiation of the "I" and the "Me" in men and women.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
G. H. MeadPatriarchy and Gender
Evaluate the contribution of historical materialism to the contemporary analysis of global capitalism.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Karl MarxDevelopment and Dependency
According to the recent findings, middle classes in India are excluding themselves from society. Critically examine the factors responsible for their self-exclusion.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Analyse the structural-functionalist explanation of social stratification and bring out its limitations.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Theories of StratificationEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Examine the growth of the gig economy as a new form of informal work. What implications does it have for job security and labor rights?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Attempt a comparative analysis of the Parsonian and Weberian theories of social action.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Max WeberTalcott Parsons
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) According to Marx, "labour is the source of wealth and prime basic condition for human existence". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Karl Marx
Discuss the importance of building a hypothesis before sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisScience and Scientific Method
"Phenomenology represents the most radical departure from the 'scientific' methodology". Critically analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
"The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles." Critically comment on this Marxian thesis.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017
Karl Marx
Case studies may be useful for generating new hypothesis which can then be tested against other data. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Are religious beliefs sometimes conducive to science, or do they inevitably pose obstacles to scientific inquiry?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
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
What does the term “hermeneutics” signify, and in what ways is it applied within the field of sociology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
"Social inequality is both a cause and a consequence of social stratification." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Utilizing Durkheim's Suicide theory, examine the pattern of elevated suicide rates in present-day Indian society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Emile Durkheim
“To Marx capitalism is rooted in irrationality but for Weber it is a reflection of rationality.” Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Karl MarxMax Weber
"Anomie gives you temporary gains and permanent sufferings". In the light of Durkheim's theory of anomie, explain the relevance of the statement in present context.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Emile DurkheimRobert K. Merton
Social movements are collective actions to bring or to resist social change. Differentiate between Old and new social movements.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023
Protest and Social Movements
Discuss the rise of single-parent and cohabiting families in contemporary society. What are the social and economic implications of these trends?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
Robert K. Merton's theory of deviance, was a departure from constructing 'total theoretical systems' in explaining social phenomena. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024
Robert K. MertonTalcott Parsons
'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