Tag: sociology

Question 1  Bring out Tonnies’ differentiation between ‘Community’ (Gemeinschaft) and ‘society’ (Gesselschaft) and show how this paved the path for Cooley to develop his theory of primary group.(200 words/IAS1965). Question 2 Write short note on- The share-croppers’ movement in India. (200 words/IAS1991).

Question 1  Analyse the sociological ideas of Pareto. (300 words/ IAS 1964) Question 2 Discuss the metaphysical and ethical basis of Hindu social organisation. (300 words/ IAS 2002)

Question 1  Write short note on ‘Relative Deprivation’ (200 words/ IAS 1999) Question 2 Describe the distinctive features of tribal communities in India. Discuss the factors affecting tribal identity.(300 words/ IAS 2006)  

Question 1 What are micro-sociology and macro-sociology? How could the two be related?(200 words/ IAS ’74) Question 2 What is a “tribe”? Examine the view that the tribes in India are tribes in transition.(200 words/ IAS ’77)

Question 1  Highlight the problem of objectivity and value-neutrality in Social Research. Elaborate, with suitable examples, the limitations associated with the tools of measurements in Social Science Researches. (200 words/ CSM 2003) Question 2 Examine the conceptual distinction between social inequality and social stratification. How do the nature and forms of the social stratification system determine the patterns of social mobility? (200 words/ CSM 2003)

Question 1  Discuss the important factors involved in the making of a criminal. (300 words) Question 2 Evaluate the changing frontiers of caste system in contemporary India. (300 words)

Question 1  Distinguish between Sex and Gender. Discuss the gender issues with suitable examples (300 words/IAS 2002) Question 2 Describe the socio-economic factors responsible for communal tensions in India. What suggestions will you give to control them?(300 words/IAS 2003)

Question 1  Bring out a comparative analysis of Marxian and Parsonian views of social change and examine the relevance of each view for social development in the contemporary India.(600 words/ IAS 2004/ 60 marks) Question 2 Mention the Impact of Muslims on Indian Society.(200 words/ IAS 2004)

Question 1 Write a note on Objectivity and Value Neutrality in Social Research.  (200 words/ IAS 2004) Question 2 Write a note on S.N.D.P. Movement. (200 words/ IAS 2008)

Question 1 Write about Social mobility in open and closed systems. [IAS 2008][200 words] Question 2 In the context of the caste system, critically examine Louis Dumont’s concept of purity and pollution.[IAS 2009][300 words]