PAPER
I-1988
Section
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (Each answer should not exceed 200
words):
(a) Experimental design.
(b) Bearing of research
on theory.
(c) Functional theory of
stratification.
(d) Structural principles
of kinship.
2. Explain
the basic premises of the anti-positivist attack on sociology. Do you agree
with these? Substantiate your answer.
3. Discuss
the relation between social structure and anomie as presented by R.K. Merton.
Attempt a critical appraisal of this analysis.
4. In
what respects do you think Weber’s conception of sociology differs from that of
Durkheim? Which one of the two is more satisfactory? Substantiate your answer.
Section
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (Each answer should not exceed 200
words):
(a) Achievement orientation.
(b) Theory of
underdevelopment.
(c) Formal organization.
(d) Types of social
……ements.
6. Attempt
a comparative analysis of the Weberian and Marxian theories of social change.
Which do you think is more relevant to the Indian society at present? Give
reasous for your answer.
7. Examine
the role of education is cultural continuity. In the context of the Indian
society, how would you reconcile this with the demands for social change?
8. What
do you understand by community power structure? discuss the major changes in
recent times in the pattern of the distribution of power in Indian society.
PAPER
II- 1988
Section
A
1. Write
notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
(a) Regional Variation in
Kinship System.
(b) Intergenerational Gap
(c) Industrialization and
caste.
(d) Linguistic Conflicts
2. Examine
the historical roots of Indian society and identify the factors of continuity
and change in it.
3. The
organic solidarity of caste has given way to competitive solidarity. Discuss
this statement in the context of the processes of fission and fusion in the
Caste system.
4. Analyse
the traditional production relations in Indian villages in the framework of the
jajmani system. Account for tis disappearance in recent tines.
Section
B
5. Write
notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words each:
(a) Grass root Planning.
(b) Demoncratic
Decentralization.
(c) Intergrated Rurol
Development Programme.
(d) Acculturation.
6. Discuss
the role of the state in restructuring Indian Society since Independence.
Examine the effectiveness of such interventions.
7. Analyse
the limitations of working a democratic political system in a traditional
society.
8. Distinguish
between Westernization and Modernization. How do tradition and modernity
co-exist in India?
