Sociology I · Practice questions
Thinkers, methods, stratification, religion, change
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Poverty means more than simply low income. Elaborate.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Equality, Inequality and ExclusionClass, Status, Gender and Race
How does post patriarchy impact the emerging pattern of sex-roles in modern society.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Patriarchy and GenderFamily, Household and Marriage
Differentiate between Functionalist and Marxist theories of Stratification.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Theories of StratificationEquality, Inequality and Exclusion
How is skilling an important dimension of social mobility?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Social MobilityClass, Status, Gender and Race
How has the contributions from history influenced the scope of sociology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Sociology and Other Social SciencesEmergence of Sociology
Distinguish between formal and informal work with suitable illustration.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Organisation of WorkLabour and Society
Who are contract labour? What are the challenges they face?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Labour and SocietyOrganisation of Work
How did the advance of capitalism revolutionize family as an institution?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriageOrganisation of Work
Discuss the types and dynamics of new social movements.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Protest and Social Movements
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
Industrial revolution has important bearings on growth and development of sociology. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Emergence of Sociology
Examine the significance of non-positivist paradigm in social science research.
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Non-positivist MethodologiesScience and Scientific Method
Globalization has accelerated the rise of consumerism, individualism and questioned religion and provided for pluralist societies driven by distinctive religions. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Religious fundamentalism is a challenge to the truth of other religions. Examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Religion in Modern SocietySociology of Religion
Examine the impact of secularisation on family and marriage systems.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriageReligion in Modern Society
"Common sense is sociological nonsense." How far do you agree with the assertion in context of 21st century sociology?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Sociology and Common SenseScience and Scientific Method
Explain the concept of fictive kinship and its significance in forming social bonds. How does it operate in modern societies?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Family, Household and MarriageLineage and Descent
How could one use the Marxist class struggle concept to understand the farm protests and crisis in India?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Karl MarxProtest and Social Movements
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
"Because law is deeply implicated in our economic, political, and social worlds, pursuit of social change invariably involves an engagement with law." Critically examine the statement.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Theories and Agents of Social Change
Discuss the feminist rejection of structural functionalist understanding of family. Illustrate this in context of India.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Family, Household and MarriagePatriarchy and Gender
Qualitative research methods are concerned with opinions, feelings and experiences. Comment on their reliability and validity.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Research Methods and Data CollectionVariables, Sampling and Hypothesis
Do religion and science necessarily go together? Give your views.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Religion in Modern Society
How is the Weberian theory of religion different from that of Durkheim's?
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2025
Emile DurkheimMax Weber