Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
101 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Critically examine 'cultural lag' theory of social change.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeScience, Technology and Social Change
In India's cultural landscape, cults and sects professing a common way of life and shared ideals arose as an alternative to the discrimination perpetuated by traditional religious hierarchies. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Sociology of Religion
Examine the utility of reliability and validity in social research by giving suitable examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Variables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Protests and agitation are symptomatic of skewed development in society. Discuss in context of India along with relevant examples.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2015–2024
Protest and Social MovementsNation, State and Citizenship
'Though they take very different approaches to study society, both 'micro' and 'macro' sociology aid our ability to understand the social world. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Emergence of SociologyScience and Scientific Method
Sociology and political science are so closely related to each other that one becomes meaningless without other. Analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Critically analyze the impact of information technology on the social organization of work in the contemporary society.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2015–2023
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Are the high rate of marital break-downs indicative of fundamental structural changes in the institution of marriage? Examine.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2017–2022
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
"Methodological pluralism is a panacea that can solve all research problems." Discuss
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2016–2020
Science and Scientific MethodResearch Methods and Data Collection
Explain the difference between the positivist and interpretative approaches to the scientific method in sociology.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
Write a short note on "Industrial conflicts and strikes".
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Labour and SocietyOrganisation of Work
How Durkheim's idea of Sacred and profane be used to understand the contemporary society?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2019–2020
Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
'A rigid bureaucracy is not always the most efficient way to attain organizational goals'. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Max WeberPower and Elites
Critically examine the linear theories of social change.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017–2020
Theories and Agents of Social Change
Economics must be made the handmaid of sociology. Critically analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
Discuss the importance of lineage and descent in kinship and family.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017–2020
Lineage and DescentFamily, Household and Marriage
“Sociology can be termed a science because it fulfills the basic requirements of objective and rational knowledge of social reality”. Critically examine
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017–2020
Science and Scientific MethodPositivism and Its Critique
"History is the past Sociology and Sociology is the present History". Examine
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2017–2020
Sociology and Other Social Sciences
'Feminization of work has not led to gender equality'. Do you agree? Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Patriarchy and GenderLabour and Society
Discuss the relevance of feminist methodology in sociological research.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Non-positivist MethodologiesResearch Methods and Data Collection
Human Relation school of thought by Elton Mayo.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2016–2024
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Ageing is a demographic reality for many countries including India." Which method of data collection is suitable for understanding the situation of elderly population. Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2024
Research Methods and Data Collection
'Total objectivity in sociological research is an illusion that can never be achieved.' Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Fact, Value and ObjectivityScience and Scientific Method
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Discuss the linkage between industrialization and changes in family structure.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Family, Household and MarriageTheories and Agents of Social Change