AIR 109 · CSE 2025 · Sociology II · 70 pages

Ajay R Raj: Sociology II answer copy

28 answers by Ajay R Raj, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (10 x 5 = 50) (a) Examine the 'Integrated approach' to understanding social change in India.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Comment on the impact of the social reforms on the subaltern groups of colonial India.10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Illustrate the significance of the tribal movements in colonial India.10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Elaborate on the changing roles of family in India.10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Discuss the growth of manufacturing hubs and SEZs in India.10 marks
  6. Q2(a)Indian nationalism has been continuously evolving to accommodate regional aspirations. Elaborate.20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Examine sociological dynamics of peasant movements in colonial India with a specific focus on the ‘Champaran movement’.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Elaborate on the issues that concern the digitization in India.10 marks
  9. Q3(a)Bring out the differences between Srinivas’s and Dumont’s perspective in the study of caste system.20 marks
  10. Q3(b)Critically analyse the impact of the changing trends of urbanization on Indian kinship.20 marks
  11. Q3(c)Illustrate the importance of ‘Dharma, Praja and Rati’ in changing institution of marriage and family.10 marks
  12. Q4(a)How has democratic decentralization worked with respect to Indian tribes? What are the differences in the pre and post-independence tribal policies of India?20 marks
  13. Q4(b)Evaluate the challenges faced by rural and urban poverty alleviation programmes in India. Substantiate your arguments with examples.20 marks
  14. Q4(c)Discuss the issues relating to the entitlement of children in Indian society.10 marks
  15. Q5(a)Critique the dynamics of caste conflicts with regard to 'honour killing' in India.10 marks
  16. Q5(b)Does hierarchy influence the 'disaster vulnerability' of social groups? Illustrate with examples.10 marks
  17. Q5(c)Explain the dynamics of middle-class movements in contemporary India.10 marks
  18. Q5(d)Assess the issues that concern women safety in Indian cities.10 marks
  19. Q5(e)Is the Indian bureaucracy an outdated colonial vestige? How has it affected social policy?10 marks
  20. Q6(a)Examine the socio-cultural factors influencing demographic structure and silver dividend of India.20 marks
  21. Q6(b)Has Green Revolution led to the creation of pressure groups in India? Elaborate your answer.20 marks
  22. Q6(c)Do ghettos exist in India? Enlist the causes and consequences of Ghettoisation of society.10 marks
  23. Q7(a)Discuss how climate disasters pose challenges to Indian society? Why is democracy key to containing climate change?20 marks
  24. Q7(b)What are the various dimensions of 'purity and pollution' in modern India? Critically examine.20 marks
  25. Q7(c)How has civil society contributed in making rural India more inclusive?10 marks
  26. Q8(a)Explain the impact and implications of globalization in situating the changes in social stratification in India.20 marks
  27. Q8(b)Do you think secularism in India is a weak ideology? Comment on the challenges faced by Indian secularism.20 marks
  28. Q8(c)Analyse the sociological interconnections between social media and socialization in India.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 147 words written

Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (10 x 5 = 50) (a) Examine the 'Integrated approach' to understanding social change in India.

Opening

Integrative approach of understanding social change was adopted by Yogendra Singh through his work 'Modernisation of Indian tradition'.

He adopted cultural and structural approach in understanding change of Indian society.

Body · points

Culture structure

Great traditions leading to change

  1. Borrowed from Robert Redfield and refers to pan Indian cultural changes
  2. Eg. Cultural Renaissance, Buddhism, Bhakti Movement.
  3. Sanskritisation process across India

Little Traditions leading to change

  1. Changes in dressing patterns

eg) Shift from Pajjamas to Jeans. 2. Universalisation concept of McKim Marriott In creation of local deities to national level

Social Structure

Macro changes

  1. Introduction of persian administration by Mughals.
  2. Creation of colonial administration - Judiciary, Police, British education.

Micro changes

  1. Westernisation concept of MN Srinivas

Close · a summary

eg) Adoption of British dressing styles, internalisation of British values

Yogendra Singh's modernisation theory helped in providing indegenous model of modernity, rejecting modernising theory of the west.