Tag: sociology

Question Critically Examine Karl Marx’s theory of Alienation. (200 words)

Question Forces of Production changes in Evolutionary manner and Relations of Production changes  in evolutionary manner .Explain with Karl Marxs view and use present day examples.(200 words)

Question Explain Karl Marx”s theory of class struggle. Evaluate the theory in terms of its relevance in explaining contemporary reality. ( 250 words)

Question How Marx understood Sociology through Process of Dialectics and how a common man can understand contemporary Society by Dialectics? Explain with examples.(300words)

Question Critically Examine the Concept of Suicide and how is it viewed in Modern Societies especially in india.  (250 words) Next Topic Talcott Parsons

Question  Examine Emile Durkheim’s Concept of The  Division of Labor and how it can be viewed for modern Societies (250 words)

Question Critically Examine Emile Durkheim’s  Concept of Sacred and Profane and how it can be viewed for Indian Society (250 words)

Question  Emile Durkheim’s conception of Social Fact was essentially an endeavor by him to create a separate niche and scientific status for sociology. Explain.(200 words)

Question  Distinguish between probability and non-probability sampling methods. How many types of sampling designs are there? (300 words/ IAS 2009)

Question What is the impact of Globalization on the structure and mobilization of the working class in India? (500 words)

Question Comment on the reasons why neo-idealists and symbolic interactionists are critical of ‘positivism’ in Sociology. (300 words)

Question In the context of the caste system, critically examine Louis Dumont’s concept of purity and pollution. (300 words/ IAS 2009)

Question Elaborate on the social necessity of religion. Discuss the relationship between religion and science. (500 words/ IAS 1999)  

Question  What are the structural conditions under which movements emerge? Discuss with reference to any one theory of genesis of social movements. (200 words)

Question Elaborate the concept of political elite. Explain how social structural origins of political elites influence their political orientations.(500 words/IAS 2001)

Question State the meaning and characteristics of an ideal type. What, according to Max Weber, is the use and significance of the ‘ideal type’ in social science research. (200 words)

Question Critically evaluate the child welfare programmes in India. Have they benefitted all sections of children in India? (500 words/IAS 2000)

Question What is Merton’s view of relationship between social structure and deviance? In what sense is a deviant also a conformist? (500 words/ IAS 2008)

Question 1  Bring out the role of Culture in the development  of  human  personality. (200 words) Question 2 Sociologists would not have objected to proselytization but for its harmful effects on Indian culture’. Discuss critically. (200 words)