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In what way biographies could be used to study social life?
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56 questions from the UPSC 2014 examination.
56 questions
In what way biographies could be used to study social life?
'Many caste conflicts are between castes which are close to each other on the hierarchical scale.' Give a sociological explanation for this phenomenon.
How can we use reference group theory to understand fashion in society?
How do caste and class come together in creating the category of extreme poor?
Discuss the problems of religious minorities in India.
Features of caste system
Rural landless labourers and development induced displacement
Who are the elites? Discuss their roles in bringing social transformation.
How is sociological approach to human actions different from that of psychological approach?
In what way 'interpretative' method is different from 'positivist' approach in the study of social phenomena?
How is religious revivalism different from communalism? Elaborate with suitable examples from the Indian context.
Describe the impact of land reforms on the peasants of Indian society.
What are the main features of the second wave of Women's movement in the Indian context?
Types of kinship systems in India
"According to Max Weber, 'class' and 'status' are two different dimensions of power." Discuss.
Domestic Violence Act, 2005
What is the idea of 'Indian village'? Explain.
G.S. Ghurye's Indological approach to understand society in India
Write some of the important social reforms in India for the removal of untouchability.
'Tribal conflicts based on ethnic differences often camouflage a struggle for political and economic advantage.' Substantiate with examples.
For Marx, class divisions are outcomes of 'exploitation'. Discuss.
What are the possible underlying causes of the spurt of increased violence against women in public spaces in the last decade?
Discuss the status of women among the emerging urban middle class.
Which research technique would be most suitable for the study of consumer behaviour and its social correlates? Explain.
What do you understand by gender? How does it shape 'male' identity?
Discuss the social background of Indian nationalism.
What do you understand by social movement? How has the mobilization by Scheduled Castes helped them in constructing a new identity?
Modernisation of Indian traditions
Discuss the 'Chipko movement' as an example of eco-feminism.
"According to Durkheim, the essence of religion in modern society is the same as religion in primitive society." Comment.
How could one use Merton's concept of deviance to understand the traffic problem in urban India?
Define Patriarchy. How does it impact the overall entitlement of a girl child in India?
Discuss T. H. Marshall's views on citizenship.
Trends of Infant Mortality Rate among females
Critically examine the functionalist views on the institution of family. How do those help us in understanding family in the present times?
What are the distinctive features of social organization of work in slave society? How is it different from feudal society?
What do you understand by institutionalization of 'live-in relationship'?
How is objectivity different from value neutrality? Discuss with reference to Weber's views on methodology.
Discuss the impact of globalisation on the workers in the informal sector.
According to Marx, capitalism transforms even the personal relationships between men and women. Critically examine with illustrations from the contemporary Indian context.
"Power is not a zero-sum game." Discuss with reference to Weber's and Parsons' views.
How is the increasing use of technology changing the status of women in Indian society?
Impact of privatisation on educational disparities
Write a short essay on the Latin American perspective on 'dependency'.
Give a sociological analysis of the problems of migrant urban poor.
Education is often viewed as an agency of social change. However in reality it could also reinforce inequalities and conservatism. Discuss.
Distinguish between Political Parties and Pressure Groups.
Using Mead's theory of symbolic interactionism, discuss the stages in the formation of gender identity.
Gandhi's efforts on communal harmony
How does Weber use the notion of 'ideal types' in his theory of bureaucracy?
Analyse the different views on integration and autonomy of tribes in India.
Identify the similarities and differences between Marx's theory of 'alienation' and Durkheim's theory of 'anomie'.
What are the demographic projections for the ageing population (60+) for the next decade? What are the implications for formulating policy for them?
Dynamics of Contemporary Dalit movements
Using Merton's concepts of 'manifest' and 'latent' functions, explain the persistence of corruption in Indian society.
How did the emergence of industrial society change the family life in Western Europe?