Q. Critically examine the functionalists views on the institution of family. How do those help us in understanding family
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Sociology: CONTRIBUTION OF WEBER ON RELIGION
Relevance: Sociology paper I Weber’s studies of religion focus on the ethos or ethics of religions of the world and
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Q. Examine any two theories of social change in detail society. (2017) Model answer Social change refers to any significant alteration
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Relevance: Sociology paper I Each thinker’s methodology provides a certain framework with which he/ she approaches substantive issues. Durkheim stresses
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Relevance: Sociology paper I SOCIOLOGY AS A STUDY OF ‘SOCIAL FACTS In defining the subject matter of Sociology two tasks
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Q. “Social conflict is both a cause and a consequence of social change. “Explain. (2016) (250 words) MODEL ANSWER Social
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Relevance: Sociology paper I MECHANICAL SOLIDARITY Mechanical solidarity is sui generis i.e. born in the natural course of events based
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Relevance: sociology paper I : Religion and society (pluralistic society) Q. The secular character of Indian culture is a result
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Caste System: Every society is stratified. It has rightly been said that an “unstratified society, with a real equality of
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Leadership Leadership has played an important role in the human history since earliest times. The historians have glorified heroes in
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Write a note on the uneven impact of ‘Green Revolution’ on rural society.(2016) MODEL ANSWER Green Revolution Of all the
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Elucidate the basic premises of Davis’ structural-functional theory of social stratification. How far is it relevant in understanding contemporary Indian
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Q. Analyse how the village studies contributed in understanding the Indian Social System. (2004) (250) Village studies have its own
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Relevance: Sociology paper II: Tribal communities in India: Definitional problems TRIBES: Today, tribes are generally defined in terms of various general
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Relevance: sociology paper I: Social Structure SOCIAL STRUCTURE Social structure, in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in
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