AIR 151 · CSE 2024 · Sociology II · 82 pages

Nelaturu Sreekanth Reddy: Sociology II answer copy

28 answers by Nelaturu Sreekanth Reddy, 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. Q3(a)Untouchability is not just a social problem but a denial of human rights and its eradication requires both legal reforms and a transformation of societal attitudes. Comment.20 marks
  10. Q3(b)A. R. Desai considers religious reform movements as an expression of national awakening due to contradictions between the old value system and new socio-economic realities. Explain.20 marks
  11. Q3(c)Tribes are said to have accepted ethos of caste structure and absorbed within it. Critically analyse the changing dynamics between caste and tribe.10 marks
  12. Q4(a)Though integrated and comprehensive, Yogendra Singh's analysis of social change has been subjected to criticisms. Elaborate.20 marks
  13. Q4(b)The colonial understanding of the Indian village' reduced it to an 'ideological-category' distributing the native life in a way much removed from the empirical reality. Discuss.20 marks
  14. Q4(c)Analyse the sociological interconnections between Government schemes and tribal integration in India.10 marks
  15. Q5(a)Account for an evolution of industrial class structure in India.10 marks
  16. Q5(b)Explain the Interactional approach to study of caste in India.10 marks
  17. 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
  18. Q5(d)Citing some case studies from Indian society, expand the concept of 'Decentralisation of power.10 marks
  19. Q5(e)Meenakshi Mukherjee observes that social conformity has always been more obligatory for a woman than for a man. Discuss.10 marks
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Q6(c)"It is not politics that gets caste ridden; it is caste that gets politicized." Comment.10 marks
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. Q7(c)Provide a sociological overview of changes in consumption pattern of middle class in India.10 marks
  26. Q8(a)How did A R Desai integrate Marxist theories into his analysis of Indian social structures and class relations?20 marks
  27. Q8(b)Annihilation of caste is not merely a socio-political goal but requires a radical rethinking of religious principles. Discuss.20 marks
  28. 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 · 160 words written

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

Opening · a definition

Indological perspective refers to understanding Indian society based on historical texts, literature, religion, philosophy and Architechture. This perspective is used by many sociologists like G.S. Ghurye, Louis Dumont etc.

Body · points

Significant features of Ghurye's Indological perspective

→ According to Ghurye, Indian society is unique. Therefore we shouldn't use Western methods to study Indian society.

→ Indological perspective created new approach "Sociology for India" in the place of "Sociology of India."

→ Texts will help to understand Indian society in continuum.

→ Emphasis more on understanding society rater then giving solutions.

→ It encouraged inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary approach to study Indian society.

→ Heavily focused on Brahmanism, Sanskrit texts.

→ Challenged Metcalfe's idea of Indian villages as little republics.

Critical perspective

→ M.N. Srinivas: Arm chair sociology

→ S.C. Dube: Can't equate Indian culture to Hindu culture

→ Andre Beteille: Not recognised fluidity of Indian society.

Close · a summary

Despite criticisms, as said by Yogendra singh, Indology provided continuity to study structure & tradition.