AIR 212 · CSE 2024 · Sociology II · 46 pages

AMITEJ PANGTEY: Sociology II answer copy

18 answers by AMITEJ PANGTEY, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Family is not a static institution but rather goes through a developmental cycle. Discuss.
  2. Q1(b)It has been a difficult exercise to produce a universally acceptable or applicable definition of tribals in India. In this context, discuss the diverse and similar features of tribes across India.
  3. Q1(c)The socio-religious reform movements tried to achieve the objective of emancipation of women and extension of equal rights to them. Discuss.
  4. Q1(d)There are contestations related to the nature of caste and class in India, while some view caste and class as polar opposites, others view of nexus between caste and class. Discuss.
  5. Q1(e)What impact does government policies and programs have on the socio economic status of religious minorities in India?
  6. Q2(a)Regarding the growth of Indian sociology, it is argued that, like most social sciences in India, sociology is very much influenced by Western philosophical and social scientific traditions but some scholars challenged the borrowed theoretical and methodological assumptions. Discuss.
  7. Q2(b)A caste may be said to be dominant when it preponderates numerically over other castes and when it also wields preponderant economic and political power. Discuss.
  8. Q2(c)Mere upward mobility does not enhance social status nor does it end caste-based discrimination of the marginal identities. Describe the phenomenon of Retribalization in Indian society.
  9. Q5(a)Marriage is not merely concerned with the couple; rather it affects the whole society and future generations. Discuss.
  10. Q5(b)Recently, Supreme Court asked government to decide whether or not to include Dalit Christians and Muslims under the Scheduled Caste for availing benefits of reservation. Discuss the reasons and challenges thereof.
  11. Q6Examine the changes to agrarian class structure, before and after Indian independence. It is argued that the caste has lost its traditional elements of purity and pollution and became more of an identity group. Discuss
  12. Q6(c)"The basics of family is kinship relation; the basis of a household is residence". Elaborate.
  13. Q6(d)The village and its hamlets represented "India in microcosm". In the light of this statement, explain the significance of village studies.
  14. Q6(e)Explain the position taken by different social scientists regarding the issue of integration and autonomy of tribals in Indian society.
  15. Q7(a)To what extent does Modernisation lead to the breakdown of traditional social structure and values? Give reasons to support your answer. Is India’s rising middle class an engine of growth or a loose wheel? Discuss in the light of impact of COVID Pandemic on middle class in India.
  16. Q7(b)In what ways has the caste system been present in other societies around the world, and how have these systems been similar to or different from the caste system in India?
  17. Q7(c)"Working people need the protection of a union now more than ever." Do you agree with this statement? Give arguments supporting your view.
  18. QNone

The answers

Question 1(a) · 182 words written

Family is not a static institution but rather goes through a developmental cycle. Discuss.

Opening · a definition

G.P. Murdock defines family as a social group which performs function of offering residence, providing socialization of children, facilitating reproduction & aiding in economic production.

Family was earlier viewed as a static institution, but now the view has been modified.

Body · points

Family viewed as a static institution

  1. Modernization theorists believed that all traditional societies had joint families & all modern societies fixated on nuclear.
  2. J.P.S. Uberoi writes that the Indological studies resulted in the ideal of Joint Family was assumed to be the lived reality of India.

Family - dynamic & goes through a developmental cycle

  1. A new processual view of the family has become more accepted due to its ecological validity.
  2. A.M. Shah theorizes in 'Household Dimension of family' that families undergo fusion & fission in cyclical fashion - yielding dynamism.
  3. I.P. Desai also found this in his study of families in Mahuva. Most families developed from patrilocal - neolocal - patrilocal without any unilinear movement.

Close · a summary

Thus, the family goes through a developmental cycle. This was on display when COVID-19 re-developed nuclear into joint families.