AIR 553 · CSE 2025 · Sociology II · 49 pages

Arusha Sharad Patil: Sociology II answer copy

19 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)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. Q8(a)How did A R Desai integrate Marxist theories into his analysis of Indian social structures and class relations?20 marks
  18. Q8(b)Annihilation of caste is not merely a socio-political goal but requires a radical rethinking of religious principles. Discuss.20 marks
  19. Q8(c)Write in detail about Iravati Karve's comparative analysis of kinship system in four cultural zones of India.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 187 words written

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

Opening · a definition

As per G.S Ghurye, Indological perspective refers to academic study of Socio-cultural aspects of institutions via lense of Indian cultural manner.

A) Features:-

Body · points and prose

As per G.S Ghurye, Indological perspective refers to academic study of Socio-cultural aspects of institutions via lense of Indian cultural manner.

A) Features:-

  1. Culturology - is a sociological subject matter to study cultural traits

→ Language, caste, way of life, rituals.

  1. Tribes - are the backwards hindus and subdivided into 3

→ Partially hinduised tribes

→ Complete hinduised tribes

→ Hill tribes

Hence, tribes are meant for assimilation in mainstream societal landscape.

Diagram
* Fig = Ghurye's Indology * Venn diagram showing intersection of: * Anthropology * Culturology * Sociology * Indology * The shaded central area represents the intersection of all four fields.

  1. caste and society- caste is feature of bramhinically run hindu society which is binding unit of society eg- book - 'Caste & Race of India' study under WHR Reverse.

  2. Religion - is a centrality of all indological attributes which through people are binding one another via rituals per- formance eg- Bramhins practices → "kirtanas"

  3. Dayan view - G.S Ghurye is called as dayan while studying socio-culturalgy eg- by M.N Srinivas.

  4. Civilisation - helps to study contemp- rary civilisational aspects eg- Ghurye presented indological view in committee during "Ramsetu" discussions.

B) Criticism

Diagram
* Armchair theory * absence of field view - Srinivas * Ignores multicul- turalism, over emphasis on Hindusednatio- nalism * Bramhinical supremacy diluting Sub-alten view

His views is recalibration of today's structura- tion & acculturation to study it's contemporary synthesis in formy "Culturology"

Close · a summary

eg- Ghurye presented indological view in committee during "Ramsetu" discussions.

B) Criticism His views is recalibration of today's structura- tion & acculturation to study it's contemporary synthesis in formy "Culturology"