Sociology II · Practice questions
Social Classes in India
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Elaborate on 'Daniel Thorner's' division of the agrarian population of India into different class categories.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2021–2024
Social Classes in IndiaAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms
While caste remains an important dimension of modern social life, its relevance is mostly limited in contemporary times. Critically discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Caste SystemModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a note on the contributions of Gail Omvedt to Indian Sociology.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Dalit and Backward Class MovementsMarxist Sociology
Explain how Gender, Caste and Class hierarchies plays a pre-dominant role in sexual exploitation in rural India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Patriarchy and EntitlementsViolence Against Women
The decision of and ability for women to participate in the labour force is the outcome of various socio-economic factors that interact in a complex fashion at both the micro and macrolevel. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Patriarchy and EntitlementsSocial Classes in India
"Middle class has been taken as the cornerstone of a stable democracy". Discuss in context of Indian society.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2020–2022
Social Classes in IndiaNation, Democracy and Citizenship
In context of persistence of problem of defining Middle class, outline the characteristics of New Middle Class in India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Poverty is never a cause of distress in society but 'relative poverty' has the potential to bring catastrophe. Explain in context of India.
20 marks · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Poverty and InequalityMarxist Sociology
Slum is the lifeline of urbanity. Comment. 5(d) Give a brief overview of the "evolution and persistence of communalism in Indian society".
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Urbanisation and SlumsCommunalism and Ethnic Conflict
Discuss the manifestation of social inequalities in cyber space.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Poverty and InequalityIndustrialisation and the Working Class
How do you relate the development of metropolis and its impact on the mental and social life of people in India?
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Urbanisation and SlumsSocial Classes in India
India's education landscape is extremely unequal and the inequalities manifest themselves in the form of differences based on caste, class and, in some cases, gender. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Illiteracy and Educational DisparitiesCaste System
The last few decades of economic development and democratic governance have also transformed the structures of social stratification in India. In the context discuss the evolution of middle class in India.
20 marks · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Social Classes in IndiaModernisation of Indian Tradition
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Discuss Andre Béteille's conception of natural and social inequality.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Caste SystemSocial Classes in India
Elaborate on Daniel Thorner's conception of natural division of agrarian population in India into different class categories.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Social Classes in IndiaAgrarian Structure and Land Reforms