Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
48 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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Examine the impact of information technology on social organization of work in contemporary society.
20 marks · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2014–2024
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Enumerate the characteristics of 'informally organized work' in certain types of societies.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2014–2020
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
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 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
Examine the relevance and significance of the theories of development and dependency in the present globalizing society.
15 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2014–2017
Development and DependencyTheories and Agents of Social Change
Evaluate Max Weber's 'theory of religion' as a 'factor of social change.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2014–2019
Max WeberSociology of Religion
Discuss the implications of 'social mobility' at the 'individual' and 'societal level,' in different structures.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2014–2021
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
What is validity in sociological research? Explain the relationship between validity and reliability.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2014–2017
Variables, Sampling and Hypothesis
The institution of family, despite its 'functionality' has not been positively evaluated by many. Discuss.
25 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2014–2020
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Examine the functionalist and conflict theories of social change.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Theories and Agents of Social Change
Identify the causes of religious fundamentalism in contemporary global world.
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
The 'functional theories of social stratification' have been critiqued by many scholars on different grounds. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Theories of StratificationEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
Examine the role of civil society in the functioning of democracies.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Nation, State and CitizenshipPower and Elites
Explain the transition from class-in-itself to class-for-itself, according to Karl Marx.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Karl Marx
Max Weber understanding of social stratification is closer to empirical reality. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Theories of StratificationClass, Status, Gender and Race
Critically evaluate the Marxian theory of social stratification.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Theories of StratificationKarl Marx
Discuss the emergence of Sociology as a discipline, in the backdrop of an increasingly modernizing European society.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Emergence of Sociology
The institution of marriage is undergoing changes owing to forces of 'modernization and secularization'. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Family, Household and Marriage
Examine how Max Weber applies the 'ideal type' in establishing a relationship between religion and economy.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Max Weber
Social exclusion' has come to indicate the growing inequalities in a fast changing world. Evaluate the various dimensions of social exclusion.
15 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
Distinguish between 'latent and manifest functions. Explain how has Robert K. Merton conceptualization of 'latent-manifest functions' contributed to the 'functional analysis.'
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Robert K. Merton
Discuss the linkage between religion and economy in the light of Max Weber's 'Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism'. (b) Critically examine Marx's theory of class struggle and its relevance in the contemporary society. (c) Critically evaluate the 'Pattern Variables' of Talcott Parsons.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Max WeberKarl Marx
'Dependency theory' establishes interrelationship among poor & rich nations of world in contemporary globalising society which is in turn linked with the level of development achieved by a society.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Development and Dependency
Discuss the impact of increasing globalization on 'nation-states' and 'national-identities', in current times.
25 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2014
Nation, State and CitizenshipTheories and Agents of Social Change