Sociology II · Practice questions
Caste System
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Sanskritization involves 'positional change' in caste system without any 'structural' change. Analyse.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemStructural Functionalism
Secularization of caste is essentially a modern phenomenon. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Caste SystemModernisation of Indian Tradition
Critically examine Louis Dumont's understanding of the Indian caste system.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2017–2024
Caste SystemIndology
Ghurye's analysis of tribes was based on tribe caste continuum. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2021–2025
Tribal CommunitiesIndology
GS Ghurye liberated the study of Indian society from the colonial biases and laid the true foundation of the discipline of sociology in India. Substantiate this statement.
20 marks · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2024
IndologyCaste System
"Untouchability has often been termed as the inhuman institution of Indian Society". In this context, discuss the social problems of untouchability from different perspectives.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2018–2023
UntouchabilityCaste System
Caste as a social reality is viewed differently by Gandhi and Ambedkar. Their perspectives diverge but meet at a common end. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Caste SystemUntouchability
The hallmark of Srinivas perspective on Indian society was to break out from confines of textual authority. In this context critically analyse the structural-functionalist perspective in the analysis of Indian Society.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Structural FunctionalismIndology
Briefly discuss the various dimensions of inter-caste conflict in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste ConflictsCaste System
Caste as a social capital is functional as well as dysfunctional to the Indian society. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemCaste Conflicts
Bring out the conceptual difference between 'Caste' and 'Varna'.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemIndology
"Social inequality in India has multiple dimensions." Explain this statement in the light of the views of Andre Beteille on caste in India.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemSocial Classes in India
Distinguish between the 'book view' and 'field view' of the Indian caste system.
25 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2014–2021
Caste SystemIndology
"The removal of untouchability requires the abolition of caste system in totality". Analyse the statement with respect to Dr. Ambedkar's perspective.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Caste SystemUntouchability
Socio-demographic determinants of child sex ratio in India
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2018–2021
Ageing, Sex Ratio and HealthPatriarchy and Entitlements
Elaborate S C Dube's views on village society in Shamirpet.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
"The project of Dalit capitalism is futile in a society where caste decides the social capital" Critically analyze.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Dalit and Backward Class MovementsCaste System
Louis Dumont treats caste as having brahminic superiority and sanskritic exclusivity in contrast to Andre Beteille who considers it as an objective reality. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Caste SystemIndology
India's bonded labourers are caught between an entrenched caste system and a dismissive state. Analyse.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Rural Labour, Bondage and MigrationCaste System
Analyze the changing nexus between caste and tribe.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2021
Tribal CommunitiesCaste System
The concept of dominant caste is of crucial importance in understanding social and political life in rural India. Analyze.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Caste SystemStructural Functionalism
"The Soil grows caste, the machine makes class." In the context of this statement discuss the relationship between caste and class.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Caste SystemSocial Classes in India
Do you agree that the Constitution of India has weakened the traditional social order in India? Give reasons for your opinion.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2023
Constitution, Law and Social ChangeCaste System
"The transformation of the tribes into castes in India is conceived to occur through certain methods that have been diversely conceptualized." Elaborate.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Tribal CommunitiesCaste System