C.S.E.
Sociology (Main)-1993
PAPER-I
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Ideology
and the emergence of Sociology
(b) Methods
of Sociology according to Max Weber
(c) Concepts
of functional alternatives
(d) Social
determinants of economic development
2. Critically
examine AGIL model of Talcott Parsons. How far is this model capable of
explaining social changes in society?
3. Describe
the functional analysis of religion given by Durkheim. Is this analysis applicable
to the modern industrialized societies?
4. Give
a brief account of the trends in sociological analysis of change in traditional
family and kinship systems in the face of industrialization.
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Significance
of objectivity in sociological research
(b) Social
class and vertical mobility
(c) Dysfunctions
of bureaucracy
(d) Protest
movements
6. Explain
Karl Marx’s theory of social stratification. On what grounds functionalists refute
it?
7. Bring
the relationship between culture and personality. Discuss with examples the
differences in personalities in the same culture.
8. Evaluate
the functioning of political parties in the democracies of the Third World.
PAPER
II-1993
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words
each:
(a) Primitive
Communism
(b) Muslim
women and divorce
(c) Minority
groups and communalism
(d) Panchayati
Raj and rural leadership
2. Examine
the unity and limitations of indological source material to understanding of
Indian society.
3. Explain
the paradox of social change in the modern Indian society and describe the
factors responsible for it.
4. Explain
issue emerging from inter-religion interaction in India to-day. Evaluate them
in the context of secularism in India.
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following in not more than 200 words
each:
(a) Pressure
groups in Indian politics
(b) Positive
and preventive checks on population
(c) Social
movements and social mobility
(d) Social
significance of Grihasthasrama
6. Discuss
the executive measures and peoples’ participation in implementing various
development programmes at the village level in India.
7. What
were the main trends of social reforms movements in nineteenth century?
Critically discuss any one internal revitalization movement in Indian society.
8. Discuss
the educational problems of weaker sections in India. What are the measures
adopted to solve these problems?
