Sociology II · 20 marks
"A.R. Desai's Marxist approach to Indian society emphasized the role of material conditions in shaping social relations." Evaluate his contribution to understanding rural transformation in post-independence India.
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Syllabus: Perspectives on the study of Indian society: (a) Indology (G.S. Ghurye). (b) Structural functionalism (M N Srinivas). (c) Marxist sociology (A R Desai).
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