AIR 604 · CSE 2025 · Sociology I · 46 pages

Ashwani Dubey: Sociology I answer copy

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

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Examine the influence of philosophical thought in establishing sociology as a social science.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Examine the significance of variables. Demonstrate their utility in multivariate analysis?10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Substantiate the statement: 'The first historical act is therefore the production of material life'.10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Bring out the significance of reference groups in everyday life with suitable illustrations.10 marks
  5. Q1(e)What are the bases and types of social hierarchy? How do the functionalists view it?10 marks
  6. Q2(a)Who are elites? How does Pareto conceptualise them differently from C W Mills?20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Provide an elaborate note on the Durkheimian classification of suicides with contemporary examples.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)What is a comparative method? Illustrate with suitable examples.10 marks
  9. Q3(a)What is Interpretative Sociology? How far has it influenced the scope of the discipline?20 marks
  10. Q3(b)Analyse the significance of changing gender roles and ageing on family systems.20 marks
  11. Q3(c)What is the Parsonian view on social equilibrium?10 marks
  12. Q5(a)Write short answers to the following questions in about 150 words each, with a sociological perspective: (a) Has globalization changed the dimensions of nation and state?10 marks
  13. Q5(b)What are the various forms of citizenship? Has it given visibility to the 'invisibles'?10 marks
  14. Q5(c)Analyse how the various types of sects and cults have altered the religious experience.10 marks
  15. Q5(d)How does G P Murdock characterize the functions of the family?10 marks
  16. Q5(e)Is the 40-hour work week relevant today? Clarify.10 marks
  17. Q6(a)Describe the types of sampling with clear practical examples.20 marks
  18. Q6(b)“All individuals are equal; some individuals are more equal than others”. Contextualise the instances of gender based social exclusion.20 marks
  19. Q6(c)Enlist some quantitative research techniques and evaluate their limitations.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 193 words written

Examine the influence of philosophical thought in establishing sociology as a social science.

Opening · a date or context

18th-19th century Europe was going through a philosophical overhaul, influencing social institutions and interactions, which paved the way for emergence of sociology.

Body · points

Philosophical thoughts

  1. scientific philosophy :- the emergence of scientific thoughts like society can be studied as 'thing' (Durkheim), scientific methods such as observation, comparison (Comte) can be used and organism sociology (Spencer) influenced sociology.

  2. Political philosophy :- Political thinkers such as Tocqueville, Rousseau, and Aristotle, with the idea of democracy, separation of state and religion, liberty, equality, fraternity challenged feudalism and monarchy and created social upheaval.

  3. Religious philosophy : The idea of secularism during french revolution challenged church and peoples faith in religion. The disorder could not be explained by other existing social sciences.

  4. Philosophy of Industrialism and massproduction with inventions like steam engine and spinning jenny, changed families function. rise of slum and absolute poverty.

  5. Absence of scientific thought to study society, driven by counter enlightenment. (Marx, Tonnies) created uncertainty and disorder in society (french revolution).

Close · a summary

All these philosophical thoughts, directly and indirectly, influenced thinkers to develop a science of society to understand, predict and solve social issues, which is later called as sociology.