AIR 640 · CSE 2023 · Sociology II · 52 pages

Anupriya Rai: Sociology II answer copy

19 answers by Anupriya Rai, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Highlight the significant features of G.S Ghurye's Indological perspective to study Indian Society.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Critique the victory narrative of land reforms in the context of Indian Society.10 marks
  3. Q1(c)While Dumont's work on caste in India has been influential, it has also been subject to criticism. Discuss.10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Compare and contrast Sanskritization with secularization.10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Evaluate how the concept of Dominant Caste concept has been utilized in analyzing social hierarchies?10 marks
  6. Q2(a)While caste remains an important dimension of modern social life, its relevance is mostly limited in contemporary times. Critically discuss.20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Do you think that marriage as a sacrament is losing its relevance in contemporary India? Present a sociological overview.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Religious beliefs and values influence political ideologies, policymaking, and governance. Analyze the relationship between religion and politics in contemporary India.10 marks
  9. Q5(a)Account for an evolution of industrial class structure in India.10 marks
  10. Q5(b)Explain the Interactional approach to study of caste in India.10 marks
  11. Q5(c)It has been observed by I. P. Desai and other sociologists that nuclear family in India is merely a stage in the joint family cycle. Elucidate.10 marks
  12. Q5(d)Citing some case studies from Indian society, expand the concept of 'Decentralisation of power.10 marks
  13. Q5(e)Meenakshi Mukherjee observes that social conformity has always been more obligatory for a woman than for a man. Discuss.10 marks
  14. Q6(a)Discuss the impact of legal reforms on family structures in India, with a focus on changes in inheritance laws, property rights, and marital legislations.20 marks
  15. Q6(b)British rule produced radical and lasting changes in Indian society and culture. Examine the statement in the light of M.N. Srinivas's concept of westernization.20 marks
  16. Q6(c)"It is not politics that gets caste ridden; it is caste that gets politicized." Comment.10 marks
  17. Q7(a)"While a caste struggled for a higher position for itself in the local hierarchy, it resented the efforts of others, in particular the lower castes to move up". Examine the nature of inter-caste struggle for mobility in the context of this statement.20 marks
  18. Q7(b)Religious minority groups in India encounter numerous challenges, encompassing declining population trends and identity-related crises that warrant critical examination and discussion. Elaborate.20 marks
  19. Q7(c)Provide a sociological overview of changes in consumption pattern of middle class in India.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 158 words written

Highlight the significant features of G.S Ghurye's Indological perspective to study Indian Society.

Opening

GS Ghurye pioneered the Indological perspective to study Indian society. This was marked by the study of ancient and religious texts to understand the dynamics of Indian society.

Body · points

Significant features

(1) Integrative Perspective: Ghurye's Indology believed that social structures like caste play integrative role by uniting people through Jati Sabhas and using ideology of the vedas. (2) View on tribe: Reviewed tribes as 'backward Hindus', who need to be assimilated into Hindu society. (3) Views on religion: Ghurye undertook a comparative study of Vedic, Mesopotamian, Egyptian religion. ↳ In his work - Role of Indian Sadhus,

  • viewed Indian Sadhus as the protector of Indian culture. (4) Diffusion: Believed that caste-system diffused to other parts of country from Indo-Gangetic plain area. (5) Hindu-Muslim: little to exchange with one another

Critics

→ 'Book view' ignore dynamism of society → Brahmanical view bias present in text

Close · a summary

Despite limitations, Ghurye's study present first systematic way to study Indian society.