Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
38 questions match. Years are the CSE year of the toppers who answered.
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"Sociology and common sense share a complimentary relationship". Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2024
Sociology and Common Sense
"Methodological pluralism is an increasingly common feature of social research." In the context of this statement, discuss the ways in which multi-strategy research can be used.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Research Methods and Data CollectionScience and Scientific Method
"Technology is the key to understanding social change today". Critically analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Science, Technology and Social ChangeTheories and Agents of Social Change
In what ways are Marx's and Weber's theories of class at odds with each other and to what extent can they be seen as complementary?
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Theories of StratificationKarl Marx
Explain the nature and scope of quantitative methods of data collection in sociological research.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Research Methods and Data CollectionScience and Scientific Method
"Religion is the opium of masses and an instrument of classes". Critically analyse
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Karl MarxSociology of Religion
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
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
"Phenomenology represents the most radical departure from the 'scientific' quantitative methodology". Critically analyse the statement.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2020
Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
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
What is feminization of work? Critically examine, why this does not mean that gender equality has been achieved?
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Patriarchy and GenderLabour and Society
Critically assess the 'cultural lag' theory of social change
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Theories and Agents of Social ChangeScience, Technology and Social Change
Explain the correlation between Residency and Lines of Descent.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Lineage and DescentFamily, Household and Marriage
"Emile Durkheim, division of labour could be 'functional' as well as 'anomic' for society". Explain
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
Emile Durkheim
Make a distinction between intragenerational and intergenerational social mobility. Why social mobility studies not adequately accounted for the position of women. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
"Emergence of sociology was not merely a coincidence". Comment
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Emergence of Sociology
What do you mean by Social organization of work? Also discuss how it is changing in contemporary society and the implications for individuals and society.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Discuss the relevance of feminist methodology in sociological research.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Non-positivist MethodologiesResearch Methods and Data Collection
Ageing is a demographic reality for many countries including India." Which method of data collection is suitable for understanding the situation of elderly population. Critically examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2018–2024
Research Methods and Data Collection
Illustrate with examples: Ethnicity and race as dimensions of stratification
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Class, Status, Gender and RaceEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
"Durkheim was not the first thinker to attempt to make sociology a science." Critically examine
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Positivism and Its CritiqueScience and Scientific Method
Elaborate the contribution of religion in the development of science.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Discuss the sociological significance of distinction between 'Family' and 'Household'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
The functional prerequisites of social systems by Talcott Parsons
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018–2019
Talcott Parsons