PAPER
I-1996
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Value-free
sociology
(b) Role-Conflict
and its resolution
(c) Mode
of production
(d) The
idea of functional indispensability
2. Discuss
Talcott Parsons’ contribution to the analysis of social change.
3. “Not
all facts about human behaviour are necessarily social facts.” State the
meaning of ‘social facts’ and the methods of studying them with reference to
this statement.
4. Explain
the origin and characteristics of bureaucracy according to Max Weber.
Illustrate the structural sources of dysfunctions of bureaucracy.
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Impacts
of change in sex-role on family
(b) Types
of exchange
(c) Education
and social inequalities
(d) Reformative
social movements
6. Compare
the role of custom as on agency of social control in primitive and modern
industrial societies.
7. Discuss
the meaning and role of voluntary organizations in the efforts of transformation
of society through state-action.
8. Critically
examine the impact traditional social structures on the development and
functioning of a democratic polity.
PAPER-II-1996
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Varna ashrama dharma
(b) Avenues
of caste mobility in traditional Indian society
(c) Role
of pressure groups in Indian politics
(d) Social
consequences of market economy
2. “Tradition
and modernity co-exist in contexporary Indian society.” Discuss the factors
responsible for this continuity and change.
3. Describe
the factors responsible for increasing economic inequalities in India and discuss their social consequences.
4. How
far has education of women led to an improvement in their social status in the
modern Indian society? Which other factors are related to the status of women
in India?
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each answer should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Urban
neighbourhoods
(b) Pattern
of secularism in India
(c) Problem
of education among ‘Backward classes’
(d) Indicators
of modernization in Indian society
6. Describe
the socio-cultural consequences of tribals contacts with the non-tribals. What
measures would you suggest to bring the tribals in the national mainstream?
7. Describe
the traditional power structure in rural India. Discuss the factors that have
contributed to its changes pattern in recent years.
8. Do
you think that caste and democracy are compatible with each other? Discuss with
reference to some studies conducted on the issue in India.
