Q. Examine any two theories of social change in detail society. (2017) Model answer Social change refers to any significant alteration
Continue readingCategory: Sociology
Sociology Optional
Sociology: DURKHEIM AND WEBER ON RELIGION (A COMPARISON)
Relevance: Sociology paper I Each thinker’s methodology provides a certain framework with which he/ she approaches substantive issues. Durkheim stresses
Continue readingSOCIOLOGY AS SCIENCE
Relevance: Sociology paper I SOCIOLOGY AS A STUDY OF ‘SOCIAL FACTS In defining the subject matter of Sociology two tasks
Continue readingSociology previous year Q/A
Q. “Social conflict is both a cause and a consequence of social change. “Explain. (2016) (250 words) MODEL ANSWER Social
Continue readingSOCIAL SOLIDARITY
Relevance: Sociology paper I MECHANICAL SOLIDARITY Mechanical solidarity is sui generis i.e. born in the natural course of events based
Continue readingSociology: I model Q/A
Relevance: sociology paper I : Religion and society (pluralistic society) Q. The secular character of Indian culture is a result
Continue readingSociology: Paper II: THE CASTE SYSTEM
Caste System: Every society is stratified. It has rightly been said that an “unstratified society, with a real equality of
Continue readingSociology Paper-I: Leadership
Leadership Leadership has played an important role in the human history since earliest times. The historians have glorified heroes in
Continue readingSociology previous year Q/A
Write a note on the uneven impact of ‘Green Revolution’ on rural society.(2016) MODEL ANSWER Green Revolution Of all the
Continue readingSociology previous year Q/A
Elucidate the basic premises of Davis’ structural-functional theory of social stratification. How far is it relevant in understanding contemporary Indian
Continue readingSociology previous year Q/A
Q. Analyse how the village studies contributed in understanding the Indian Social System. (2004) (250) Village studies have its own
Continue readingSociology paper II
Relevance: Sociology paper II: Tribal communities in India: Definitional problems TRIBES: Today, tribes are generally defined in terms of various general
Continue readingSociology paper I
Relevance: sociology paper I: Social Structure SOCIAL STRUCTURE Social structure, in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in
Continue readingSociology previous year Q/A
Examine the impact of Industrialization and Urbanization of family structure. (2016) Industrialisation (or industrialization) is the period of social and economic
Continue readingSociology previous year Question solved
Examine the problems of maintaining objectivity and value neutrality in Social Science research (2015) Robert Bierstedt defined objectivity as a condition
Continue reading