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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What is Merton's view of relationship between social structure and deviance?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Robert K. Merton
Distinguish between people being socially excluded and people excluding themselves socially in societies.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
“Weber’s approach to stratification was built on the analysis developed by Marx, but he modified and elaborated on it”. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Theories of StratificationClass, Status, Gender and Race
"For Marx, the history of mankind is not only a history of class struggle but also of the increasing alienation of man". Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2019–2021
Karl Marx
Is social change evolutionary or revolutionary? Discuss this statement in context of Marxian and Parsonian idea of social change.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeKarl Marx
The civil society is playing an increasingly important role due to developmental policies and actions of the state in the present times. Evaluate.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2021
Nation, State and CitizenshipProtest and Social Movements
Briefly discuss "Social Capital theory" of Robert D. Putnam
12.5 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Compare and contrast Parson's and Pluralist perspective in context of "Power".
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Power and Elites
"Because law is deeply implicated in our economic, political, and social worlds, pursuit of social change invariably involves an engagement with law." Critically examine the statement.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Theories and Agents of Social Change
Discuss the feminist rejection of structural functionalist understanding of family. Illustrate this in context of India.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Max Weber's understanding of social stratification is closer to empirical reality. Comment
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2014–2017
Theories of StratificationClass, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss the importance of 'Pilot Studies' in sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2019–2024
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Critically examine the "Nature and scope of feminist method" in social science research.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Non-positivist MethodologiesFact, Value and Objectivity
"The contestations regarding 'Positivism' has, enriched the discipline of Sociology". Analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2019–2023
Positivism and Its CritiqueNon-positivist Methodologies
Qualitative research methods are concerned with opinions, feelings and experiences. Comment on their reliability and validity.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Explain the significance of 'hypotheses' in formulation of sociological theories.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2017–2021
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisScience and Scientific Method
Do religion and science necessarily go together? Give your views.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Religion in Modern Society
"It is the ideal type which is explained through the verstehen approach." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2023
Max WeberNon-positivist Methodologies
Explain how according to Emile Durkhiem, division of labor could be 'functional' as well as 'anomic' for society.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2016–2017
Emile Durkheim
Discuss the role of questionnaire as a tool of data collection in sociological research.
15 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2014–2023
Research Methods and Data Collection
"Merton's theory of anomie is a borrowing but essentially different from that of Durkheim". Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
How is the Weberian theory of religion different from that of Durkheim's?
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Emile DurkheimMax Weber
Globalisation has disproportionately affected lower-paid workers. Validate your argument on the same.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Labour and SocietyOrganisation of Work
Give an account of Weber's conception of wert rational action and its importance in world today.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Max Weber