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Critically analyse Parsons views on society as a social system.
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56 questions from the UPSC 2022 examination.
56 questions
Critically analyse Parsons views on society as a social system.
Define ethnicity. Discuss the factors responsible for the growth of ethnic movements in India.
Critically examine Yogendra Singh's thesis on 'Modernisation of Indian Tradition'.
Discuss social mobility in open and closed system.
Critically examine the dialectics between 'development and environment'.
What role do co-operatives play in poverty alleviation in rural India ?
Trace the trajectory of development perspectives on social change.
How do you view the growth of informal sector in India ?
Bring out the various issues involved in Dalit movements in India.
Discuss the challenges during village studies in India.
Explain different forms of untouchability in India.
Discuss the changing nature of Industrial working class.
Discuss the role of pressure groups in strengthening democracy.
Explain how land reforms brought about desired agrarian transformation..
Discuss the changing nature of structure of political elites.
How do little tradition and great tradition coexist in contemporary Indian society ?
Examine the social background of growth of Indian nationalism.
Critically examine the relevance of Durkheim's views on religion in contemporary society.
Discuss the material basis of patriarchy as an ideological system.
Elucidate the challenges of integration for tribal communities in India.
According to Mead the idea of self develops when the individual becomes self-conscious. Explain.
Discuss how 'environmentalism' can be explained with new social movements approach.
Durkheim argued that society is more than the sum of individual acts. Discuss.
How do you understand the relationship between patriarchy and social development ?
Write a note on global trends of secularization.
Explain Leela Dube's concept of "Seed and Earth".
Discuss law as an important instrument for women's empowerment.
"Instead of promoting equality in society, the present system of education itself has contributed to increased socio-economic disparities." Comment.
What aspects of Enlightenment do you think paved way for the emergence of sociology ? Elaborate.
How does a researcher achieve objectivity in interpretative research ?
Discuss recent trends in the structure of migration.
Analyse the nature of transition from ideology to identity politics in India.
Are traditional social institutions getting weakened as agents of social change in the contemporary society ? Substantiate.
What characterizes degradation of work in capitalist society according to Marx ?
Do you agree that the agrarian class structure in India is changing ? Justify your answer with illustrations.
Discuss the problems of religious minorities in India and suggest measures to solve them.
Suggest measures to minimize the influence of the researcher in the process of collecting data through focus group discussion.
Discuss various theoretical perspectives on the family.
Elaborate on the changing nature of caste system with suitable illustrations.
Examine different understandings of secularisation in India.
Critically examine how Durkheim and Merton explicate Anomie.
Critically examine G.S. Ghurye's Indological approach to the understanding of Indian society.
Social stratification is claimed to contribute to the maintenance of social order and stability in society. Critically assess.
Elaborate on M.N. Srinivas's structural-functionalist approach to the study of Indian society.
Examine whether rural bondage still continues to be a social reality. Give your argument.
What are the shortfalls of positivist philosophy that gave rise to the non-positivist methods of studying social reality ?
The difference between information and data in social science is subtle. Comment.
Sociologists argue for democratization of science and technology for inclusive development. Comment.
Illustrate with examples the role of pressure groups in the formulation of social policies.
Discuss different forms of deprivation associated with slums.
In the context of the changing Indian society, how do you view Andre Beteille's conceptions of harmonic and disharmonic social structures ?
Delimit the scope of Sociology in relation to other social sciences.
Explain the implications of feminization of work in the developing societies.
Explain the different types of non-probability sampling techniques. Bring out the conditions of their usage with appropriate examples.
How do sociologists construct gender in their analysis on social inequality ?
What is reliability ? Explain the different tests available to social science researcher to establish reliability.