AIR 553 · CSE 2025 · Sociology I · 45 pages

Arusha Sharad Patil: Sociology I answer copy

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

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Sociology is the queen of social sciences. In the light of this statement, discuss why sociology is considered as last of all social sciences.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Though Positivism became a powerful sociological method, it had its critics. Elucidate.10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Reliability and validity in social research are pre-requisites. Explain the concepts and their significance.10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Could you elaborate on the diverse types of family structures prevalent in today's societies?10 marks
  5. Q1(e)Access to quality education contributes to breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering upward social mobility? Discuss.10 marks
  6. Q2(a)Quantitative and Qualitative research can neither produce totally valid and completely reliable data, but both can provide useful insights into social life. In this context, provide the significance of 'methodological pluralism' in social research.20 marks
  7. Q2(b)“The family may well be dysfunctional both for society and its individual members”. Evaluate the statement with the help of sociological perspectives.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Common sense is considered as way of mundane life, but sociology examines the mundane life. Explain.10 marks
  9. Q5(a)Many of the founders of sociology believed that sociology could and should be value-free. Critically evaluate their beliefs.10 marks
  10. Q5(b)Clarify the correlation between Sociology and political science.10 marks
  11. Q5(c)What is sampling? Which sampling technique would be suitable to study voting behaviour of people? Explain.10 marks
  12. Q5(d)The alternatives to the institution of the marriage are leading to its disintegration. Identify the causes and comment on the validity of the statement.10 marks
  13. Q5(e)How do online platforms contribute to the dynamics of social and political change in contemporary society?10 marks
  14. Q6(a)Examine the impact of information technology on 'social organisation of work' in contemporary society.20 marks
  15. Q6(b)Is society seen as a harmonious system with gradual changes to maintain stability, or is it viewed as a battleground where conflicts between groups drive significant transformations? Discuss in context of functionalist and conflict theory of social change.20 marks
  16. Q6(c)Techniques of data collection play crucial role in social research. Describe case studies as a technique of data collection in social research.10 marks
  17. Q8(a)Examine the concept of 'deindustrialization' and its consequences for urbanization and employment patterns. Rise of modern society was the reason for emergence of sociology; while postmodern society is expanding the scope of sociology. Comment.20 marks
  18. Q8(c)Discuss the importance of building a hypothesis before sociological research.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 244 words written

Sociology is the queen of social sciences. In the light of this statement, discuss why sociology is considered as last of all social sciences.

Opening

As per August Comte Sociology is possitivist body of knowledge deals with the systematic study of all social phenomenon. A) Sociology : queen of social science

Body · points and prose

ergence of Sociology]<--Study--[Non-positivism] [Social dynamic in europe]--->[Emergence of Sociology]

A) Sociology : queen of social science

  1. Dyanamic subject matter - As sociology studies everything and something about everything in social strata. eg - Socio study economy, politics, culture.

  2. Mother of multidisciplinarity - Sociological methods are comprehensive and locks nitigities of society. eg - Sociological way of economy → inclusive development.

  3. Diverse view point - In socio non- positivism deals with diverse sectional research to comprehend empiricisms eg - Ethnomethodology.

  4. People centrality - is core focus of all disciplines which is integral part of sociology eg - phenomenology.

  5. Social empiricism - provide flexibility for subjective interpretation of objective reality eg - Weber - Interpretativist.

B) Sociology : Last of all social science.

  1. Dark age - In europe people treated like an insects and large scale pathologies took place eg - Religious genocide.
  2. Renesance - voice of voiceless social strata developed to study and liberate people eg - Voltaire
  3. Enlightenment → socio-philosophical changes initiated by great body of knowledge of enlightenment scholars eg - Descart
  4. Need of systematisation - developed by using scientific methodology to study

Close · a summary

social reality, social phenomena and social units eg - Possitivist body of knowledge.

Hence, initially in form of possitivism and lastly in form of non-positivism sociology emerged in 18th century as a systematic body of hope for hopeless situation in Europe