AIR 13 · CSE 2021 · Sociology II · 47 pages

Priyamvada Ashok Mhaddalkar: Sociology II answer copy

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

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) When it comes to social change in society, law and society shares a reciprocal relationship. Comment.10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Despite various legal safeguards, the spectre of bonded labour still plagues Indian society. Discuss.10 marks
  3. Q1(c)Grassroot politics has led to change in the very nature of Indian politics from politics of ideology to politics of representation. Discuss.10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Throw light on role played by Jyotiba Phule in promoting caste and gender equality in India.10 marks
  5. Q1(e)"The genesis of the agrarian crisis lies in the failure of the land reform programme." Critically analyze.10 marks
  6. Q2(a)Child labour in sociological reasoning is imperative in India. Comment. What are the loopholes in child labour protection laws legislated by the government in 2016?20 marks
  7. Q2(b)Highlight the recent patterns and reasons for internal migration in India, bring out the issues faced by migrant labour in the background of the ongoing pandemic.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Give reasons for widespread incidences of atrocities against Dalit despite legal provision.10 marks
  9. Q3(a)Highlighting the factors causing educational inequality, discuss how can India's education system escape the vicious cycle of inequality and discrimination?20 marks
  10. Q3(b)Examine the nature of women movement in India today. Whether this has the potentiality to dismantle the power structure of India.20 marks
  11. Q3(c)The failure of the secularism project is also the failure of the democratic project. Critically examine.10 marks
  12. Q5(a)Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. 10 x 5 = 50 (a) "For a multicultural, diverse and complex country like India, regional affiliations are but natural phenomena". Comment.10 marks
  13. Q5(b)"Failure of Political Institutions give birth to pressure groups". Critically analyse.10 marks
  14. Q5(c)Socio-demographic determinants of child sex ratio in India10 marks
  15. Q5(d)Provide a sociological analysis of "dimensions of inter-caste conflicts".10 marks
  16. Q5(e)"Environmental movements in India are the resistances by the people for their livelihood and for their survival." Discuss.10 marks
  17. Q6(a)Discuss the efficacy of using incentives and disincentives as a tool/strategy to control population. Elaborate in the context of recently proposed two- child policy pushed by the Uttar Pradesh government.20 marks
  18. Q6(b)The existing crisis of Violence against women and girls has worsened in the context of COVID-19. Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women and girls and also suggest measures to tackle this human rights issue.20 marks
  19. Q6(c)"Slums constitute one of the most important & persistent problems of Urbanization". Critically discuss the statement in context of Indian society.10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 155 words written

Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) When it comes to social change in society, law and society shares a reciprocal relationship. Comment.

Opening

Law is an important instrument of social change in society, capable of producing lasting alterations in social structures and relations.

Body · points

  1. In a diverse country like India, law acts as a homogenizing force.
  2. Law helps to propagate democratic values like equality, liberty, etc.
  3. Reform movements of the 19th century highlighted how law can change dysfunctional social institutions like - Sati, child marriage, widow remarriage, etc.
  4. Yogendra Singh explains that law acts as an indicator of change, initiator of change and integrator of change.

However, as highlighted by Andre Beteille - law only provides direction to the course that society should take, actual course is determined by social structures.

  • Many laws like abolition of dowry, child labour, bonded labour, violence against women exist on paper but due to poor implementation have not been effective in bringing about desired change.

Close · a summary

Thus law and society play a reciprocal role in bringing about social change.