Sociology I · Practice questions
Robert K. Merton
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Elaborate on latent and manifest functions of technology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonScience, Technology and Social Change
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
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
Merton's critique to conventional structural functionalism provided new conceptual insights which helped to give structural functionalism a continuing usefulness. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Robert K. MertonTalcott Parsons
What is reference-group behaviour? Discuss how it shapes consumer choices among urban youth.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
Using Robert K. Merton's paradigm of conformity and deviance, show how climate activism is redefining normative structures worldwide.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonProtest and Social Movements
Formal bureaucratic structure offers a dichotomy of benefits and challenges for a diverse country like India. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Power and ElitesMax Weber
"Bureaucracy is a rational form of organization." Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Max WeberPower and Elites
Compare Merton's concept of deviance with Durkheim's idea of anomie. How do they differ in explaining deviant behavior?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
How does reference group lead to relative deprivation and eventually criminal behaviour?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
With suitable examples, explain how conformity and deviance coexist in a society as propounded by R.K. Merton.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
How can we use reference group theory to understand the New middle class in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Robert K. Merton
How does Merton's neofunctionalism critique and reformulate the core assumptions of traditional functionalism?
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
What are variables? Illustrate some variables which Merton used in his analysis of deviance.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2025
Variables, Sampling and HypothesisRobert K. Merton
How can you use the concept of 'social class' to understand deviance in contemporary societies.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
With suitable examples, explain how Conformity & deviance coexist in a society as propounded by R.K. Merton.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
What are functions? Provide a functional analysis on globalisation.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonTheories and Agents of Social Change
Bring out the significance of reference groups in everyday life with suitable illustrations.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
Compare Merton's concept of deviance with that of Durkheim's idea of anomie? How do they differ in explaining deviant behavior?
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonEmile Durkheim
What are various modes of adaptation in Merton's theory of Anomie? How is anomie rooted in social structure?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
How does reference group theory illuminate the process by which individuals adopt behaviors and styles promoted by social media personalities in modern society?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. MertonClass, Status, Gender and Race
Write a short note on reference group behaviour.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Robert K. Merton
Answer the following in about 150 words each: 1. Durkheim, in the way of Augustus Comte, tries to establish Sociology as a science of society, with social fact as the scope of Sociology. Discuss the characteristics of social fact and its relevance with the rate of suicide. 2. Merton, following Durkheim's path, puts forth that Anomie has existence in social structure. Discuss. 3. Keith Hart puts forth that expansion of capitalism results in informal organisations. Discuss. 4. Talcott Parsons, through his work 'The social system', shows how different action systems are linked and work coordinatively for social order. Discuss.
20 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2025
Emile DurkheimRobert K. Merton