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10 Marks150 Wordseasy
The focal point of Sociology rests on interaction. How do you distinguish it from common sense?
SociologySocial Thought
2
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Distinguish between fact and value in Weber's Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism.
SociologySocial Theory
3
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Do you think 'T' and 'Me' are central terms in Mead's work?
SociologySocial Psychology
4
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
What is the difference between natural and social inequality? Give examples from caste and class dimensions.
SociologySocial Stratification
5
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
What are the new forms of family in developed societies? Discuss.
SociologyFamily
6
20 Markshard
Is non-positivistic methodology scientific? Illustrate.
SociologyResearch Methods
7
20 Markshard
Explain Durkheim's basic arguments on suicide. Can you analyse high suicide rates of contemporary Indian society with Durkheim's theory?
SociologySocial Problems
8
10 Marksmedium
Evaluate if social stratification is functional for society.
SociologySocial Stratification
9
20 Markshard
Does collapse of functionalism and bankruptcy of Marxism coincide with the rupture of modernity? Discuss.
SociologySocial Theory
10
20 Marksmedium
Define patriarchy. How does patriarchy manifest in interpersonal relations?
SociologyGender Studies
11
10 Marksmedium
What is the difference between anomie in Merton and Durkheim? Explain.
SociologyDeviance
12
20 Marksmedium
According to Marx, how are human beings alienated from their human potential and what does he suggest to change this?
SociologySocial Theory
13
20 Marksmedium
Schooling does not ensure upward mobility of all members of the society. Discuss with reference to class societies.
SociologyEducation
14
10 Marksmedium
Discuss the challenges thrown by religious revivalism to a secular nation-state.
SociologyPolitical Sociology
15
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Is the theory of cultural lag valid in present times? Discuss.
SociologySocial Change
16
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Are social movements primordial in means and progressive in agenda? Explain.
SociologySocial Movements
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10 Marks150 Wordshard
Does scientific method make Sociology a science? Illustrate your answer with Durkheim's method.
SociologyResearch Methods
18
10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative techniques of data collection with suitable examples from Indian society.
SociologyResearch Methods
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10 Marks150 Wordsmedium
Is social mobility possible in closed systems of stratification? Illustrate from research work.
SociologySocial Stratification
20
20 Marksmedium
Discuss the nature of social organisation of work in capitalist society with reference to the 'Limits of the working day'.
SociologyEconomy
21
20 Markseasy
Distinguish between family and household with reference to the concept of development of the household.
SociologyFamily
22
10 Marksmedium
Explain with examples, the explanatory and exploratory designs of social research.
SociologyResearch Methods
23
20 Marksmedium
How can Parsons' AGIL framework be used to analyse key problems in a society? Discuss.
SociologySocial Theory
24
20 Marksmedium
What is labour commitment? Discuss it with reference to studies of manufacturing industry.
SociologyWork & Industry
25
10 Marksmedium
What, according to Pareto, are the basic characteristics of elites? Discuss.
SociologyPolitical Sociology
26
20 Marksmedium
The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relationship between the two in a society." - C.W. Mills. Explain.
SociologySocial Theory
27
20 Marksmedium
What are sects? Discuss their role in multi-religious societies with empirical examples.
SociologyReligion
28
10 Marksmedium
In what way did Durkheim perceive religion as functional to society?
SociologyReligion