AIR 42 · CSE 2017 · Sociology I · 36 pages

Sudhir Kumar: Sociology I answer copy

17 answers by Sudhir Kumar, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q1(a)Impact of Industrialization on kinship relations10 marks
  2. Q1(b)Case studies and life histories10 marks
  3. Q1(c)1. (c) Content Analysis10 marks
  4. Q1(d)Importance of hypothesis in formulation of sociological theories10 marks
  5. Q1(e)objectivity as a sociological goal10 marks
  6. Q2(a)Examine the relevance and significance of the theories of development and dependency in the present globalizing society.20 marks
  7. Q2(b)"The alternatives to the institution of marriage is leading to its disintegration." Comment on the validity of the statement.20 marks
  8. Q2(c)Many of the debates about the merits of particular research methods focus on questions of reliability and validity. In the context of this statement, explain the relationship between reliability and validity.10 marks
  9. Q3(a)Can digitalization of Indian Society be considered as an agent of social change? In what manner can it establish a new social order in India?20 marks
  10. Q3(b)"Gender roles and relationships have become more equal in modern family life". Critically Analyze.15 marks
  11. Q3(c)'Education is induction into the learner's culture.' Examine the statement in present society.15 marks
  12. Q4(a)Elaborate the limitations associated with the tools of measurement in Social Science Research.20 marks
  13. Q4(b)Critically discuss the reservation policy as an instrument of social change in India.15 marks
  14. Q4(c)"Nuclear Family fits the needs of industrial society". Critically analyze this statement.15 marks
  15. Q5(a)"Methodological pluralism is a panacea that can solve all research problems." Discuss20 marks
  16. Q5(b)Elaborate on Pitirim Sorokin's theory of Weltanschauung and the transition it undergoes. Also analyze whether it is appropriate to characterize such a notion of change as a cyclical theory of social change.20 marks
  17. Q5(c)Write a short note on "comparative method in sociology".10 marks

The answers

Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 202 words written

Impact of Industrialization on kinship relations

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Industrialization is characterized by -

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a) Mass production b) Cheap production, vast markets c) Urbanization d) dedication to work e) Change in relations of production

Industrialization is an all-pervasive phenomenon and has impacted kinship relations both positively and negatively.

Positive impact As functionalists like Murdock and Parsons say that industrialization has led to more connectivity between distant kins as infrastructure has improved.

Industrialization means that more labour requirement and high costs of living in cities mean that city people have to support their kins in their home. Also they (kins) serve various other functions for their busy kins.

Negative impact

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As Marx says that industrialization has demeaned human lives and has commodized commercialised human kinship relations to suit its interests.

Industrialization lead to urbanization and therefore more distance between kins in rural-urban lands and therefore we see that, today

there are no extended kinship relations. Most importantly, industrialization makes a man robot and devoid of time, thus kinship relations take a back seating and economic gains rule the roost. Industrialization has impacted family life, dimensions to it, forms of marriage, lifestyle, cultural lag, generation gap and has therefore been a hard hitting on kinship relations. Shah confirms this in his village study.