Sociology I · Practice questions
Nation, State and Citizenship
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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
"The Pluralists view pressure groups as necessary elements in a democratic system". Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Critically analyse "state centered approach" to theory of power.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
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
Critically examine the role of civil society in the functioning of democracy.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Nation, State and Citizenship
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) "The need of an ideology for a nation to survive." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Nation, State and Citizenship
Nation-state entered into a crisis in the late twentieth century with the advent of globalisation. Critically analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2021
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words: 10 x 5 = 50 (a) "The need of an ideology for a nation to survive." Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Nation, State and Citizenship
Social exclusion is an act of denying an individual or a group either access to resources or not letting them use those resources according to their will. Discuss with examples. 5(c) Explain the State-centred approach to the Theory of Power.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
Examine whether pressure groups are 'sine-qua-non' for any democracy. Briefly distinguish between pressure groups and political parties.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship
"The development of the welfare state involves the progressive development of citizenship rights". In the context of this statement, discuss T. H. Marshall's perspective on citizenship.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Enumerate how the concept of social power of Talcott parsons is diametrically opposed to the concept of social power given by Max Weber. Which of the notion explains more effectively modern-day democracies?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2021
Power and ElitesNation, State and Citizenship