Sociology II · Practice questions
Indology
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Explain the Interactional approach to study of caste in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Caste SystemIndology
Discuss P N Mukherjee's thoughts on Indigenisation and Social Mobility.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
IndologyModernisation of Indian Tradition
Islamic diffusion gave birth to emergence of new great and little traditions. Examine.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2022
Modernisation of Indian TraditionIndology
Social Exclusion is maintained through the rules of purity and pollution which have deep roots in religion. Comment.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Caste SystemUntouchability
The idea of the Indian village as represented in the earlier writings of the colonial administrators has been critiqued by many scholars. Discuss.
20 marks · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2018–2022
Village and Village StudiesStructural Functionalism
Discuss various sociological perspectives on tribal integration and autonomy in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Tribal CommunitiesIndology
Discuss the Sub-Altern perspective of David Hardiman in studying Indian Society.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
IndologyColonial Rule and Nationalism
Critically analyse Louis Dumont's perspective on Caste System in India.
20 marks · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022
Caste SystemIndology
Give a sociological account of the ideas of Sociology of India and sociology in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
IndologyStructural Functionalism
G.S Ghurye liberated the study of Indian society from the colonial biases and laid the true foundation of discipline of sociology in India. Substantiate this statement.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
IndologyCaste System
GH Ghurye led to the emergence of modern Indological tradition that gave a foundation to sociology as a discipline in India.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Indology
Jainism and Buddhism grew as reaction to Brahmanical orthodoxy. Comment.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Social ReformIndology
Yogendra Singh's evaluation of social change in India is a departure from earlier analysis of social change. Discuss.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Modernisation of Indian TraditionIndology
Comment on notion of social change from a cognitive historical viewpoint as postulated by Dumont.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Caste SystemIndology
Limitations of Indological approach. 1(b) Caste mobility in India. 1(c) Functions and dysfunctions of family as an institution. 1(d) Analyze the changing nexus between caste and tribe.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
IndologyCaste System
As individuals, families, communities, and societies increasingly become integrated into new complex globalized systems, their values, traditions, and relationships change. In this context discuss impact of globalization on family as a social institution. (b) 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 1 topper · CSE 2022
IndologyKinship, Family and Marriage in India
Distinguish between 'Sociology of India' and 'Sociology in India'.
Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
IndologyStructural Functionalism