Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste System
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Reinventions of untouchability, an antiquated model of cruelty exemplified by centuries of decadent slavery in the name of caste is now slowly emerging from within this society. Comment.
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UntouchabilityCaste System
Critically examine the concept of sanskritisation with suitable examples.
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Structural FunctionalismCaste System
Did caste-based reservations led to the politicization of caste rather than its annihilation?
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Caste SystemParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
Examine the relevance of 'discrete castes and muddled hierarchies' in understanding the changing features of the caste system in contemporary India. (b) Critically discuss the challenges in maintaining communal harmony in India. How does religious pluralism shape inter-community relations? (c) Discuss the limitations of Ghurye's and Elwin's models of tribal integration. What are the evolved perspectives on the tribal question in India?
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Caste System
Examine the relevance of 'discrete castes and muddled hierarchies' in understanding the changing features of the caste system in contemporary India.
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Caste System
Compare and contrast between Beteille's and Dumont's analysis of caste.
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Caste SystemIndology
The twin shackles that once decided matters for India's villagers, caste and agriculture, no longer exercise their rigorous hold"- Dipankar Gupta. Examine the statement in the light of changing structure of Indian villages.
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Village and Village StudiesCaste System
What according to you, are the factors responsible for the continuance of caste system in India?
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Caste SystemParties, Pressure Groups and Elites
How has B.R. Ambedkar identified the features of the caste system? How is it different from the mainstream treatment of caste features?
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Caste SystemUntouchability
In what ways does the idea of "Dominant Caste" remain relevant for understanding rural social dynamics in 21st-century India? Illustrate with examples. How does Yogendra Singh's theory of modernization explain the contradictions between tradition and modernity in Indian society?
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Structural FunctionalismModernisation of Indian Tradition
Caste system studies in India have been dominated by Book-view initially. How did the entry of field view bring about a balance in study of Indian caste system? Discuss.
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Caste SystemIndology
Does the concept of 'creamy layer' undermine the principles of social justice and equity? Throw light on implication of recent SC judgements on the concept of creamy layer for OBCs introduced by the report of Justice G. Rohini commission. Recently SC judgement in Davinder Singh case allowed sub-classification of SC reservation.
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Caste SystemDalit and Backward Class Movements
Discuss the Gandhian vision of independent India. e) Explain the role of dominant castes in agrarian social structure and transformation in India.
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Village and Village StudiesAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
With increasing inter-caste and inter-religious marriages in India, how is the traditional notion of caste endogamy being challenged?
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Caste SystemKinship, Family and Marriage in India
Is tradition a barrier to modernisation or does modernisation take the form of traditionalism in Indian context?
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Modernisation of Indian TraditionCaste System
The statement 'the soil grows caste, machines make classes', captures shift from traditional, ascriptional statuses to class-based modern achievement based ones. 1(b) India's social fabric is patchwork of multiple religious identities that coexist. NK Bose's view of Indian society as 'culturally pluralistic' one - both harmony & tension can be seen embedded in structure of Indian society.
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Marxist SociologyCaste System
Critically examine Andre Beteille's analysis of caste system.
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Caste SystemStructural Functionalism
Bring out the differences between Srinivas's and Dumont perspective in the study of caste system.
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Caste SystemIndology
Caste can be an “identity giving” as well as an “identity eroding” factor in social dynamics. Elaborate.
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Caste System
Elucidate on Dumont's conceptualization of 'purity and pollution' and its contemporary relevance.
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Caste SystemUntouchability
How have village studies altered the perception about Indian villages? Illustrate with relevant works and examples.
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Village and Village StudiesCaste System
How does Jajmani system illustrate patterns of exchange in a traditional Indian village?
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Village and Village StudiesCaste System
Evaluate Andre Beteille's perspective on the interplay between caste, class, and power in shaping social stratification in India. How does this framework explain persistent inequalities in urban India?
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Caste SystemSocial Classes in India
Analyse the phases of Dalit movements. Have they been successful in Dalit emancipation?
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Dalit and Backward Class MovementsCaste System