Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
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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
No society gives absolute freedom to its members to select their partners. Examine the changing rules of marriage.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Family, Household and Marriage
How do you view and assess the use of case studies and biographies in sociological research?
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Research Methods and Data CollectionNon-positivist Methodologies
What do you understand by ethnicity as a dimension of social stratification? How does it impact the nation-states?
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceNation, State and Citizenship
Discuss the factors acting as barriers to social mobility of women.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (10 x 5 = 50) (a) What are variables? Illustrate some variables which Merton used in his analysis of deviance.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisRobert K. Merton
Durkheim labelled the modern form of collective conscience as the cult of the individual. Discuss.
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Emile DurkheimSociology of Religion
Differentiate between evolutionist and functionalist understandings of religion.
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Sociology of ReligionTheories and Agents of Social Change
“The family may well be dysfunctional both for society and its individual members”. Evaluate the statement with the help of sociological perspectives.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Many of the founders of sociology believed that sociology could and should be value-free. Critically evaluate their beliefs.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Fact, Value and ObjectivityPositivism and Its Critique
'No society can either be absolutely open or absolutely closed.' Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2020–2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
Discuss why pluralists consider interest groups as necessary elements in a democratic system.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Is society seen as a harmonious system with gradual changes to maintain stability, or is it viewed as a battleground where conflicts between groups drive significant transformations? Discuss in context of functionalist and conflict theory of social change.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeKarl Marx
Could you elaborate on the diverse types of family structures prevalent in today's societies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Describe the modernization theory on development. How did the under-development theorists counter it?
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2025
Development and DependencyTheories and Agents of Social Change
Examine the notion of 'Civil Society' with a critical lens. In what ways does civil society facilitate democratic governance and promote political stability?
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Techniques of data collection play crucial role in social research. Describe case studies as a technique of data collection in social research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Research Methods and Data Collection
Though Positivism became a powerful sociological method, it had its critics. Elucidate.
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Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
Evaluate the importance of the informal sector within the context of developing economies.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Herbert Spencer explained the evolution of society by drawing parallels with biological evolution. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Theories and Agents of Social Change
Discuss the relationship between poverty and social exclusion.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Quantitative and Qualitative research can neither produce totally valid and completely reliable data, but both can provide useful insights into social life. In this context, provide the significance of 'methodological pluralism' in social research.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Research Methods and Data CollectionScience and Scientific Method
Media has become a vital source of influence, social interaction. Discuss the role of media as a medium of social change from sociological perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
Gender inequality is not being discussed in climate talks. Critically examine the concept of gender inequality from sociological perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion