PAPER-I-2002
SECTION
A
1. Write
short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed
200 words):
(a) Sociology
as a Science
(b) Theory
and Fact
(c) Social
mobility and social change
(d) Social
movement and social change
2. Examine
the nature of social facts as understood by Durkheim.
3. Critically
examine Weber’s theory of Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
4. Distinguish
between Sex and Gender. Discuss the gender issues with suitable examples.
SECTION
B
5. Write
short notes on nay THREE of the following (Each note should not exceed 200
words):
(a) Industrialisation
and social change
(b) Community
power
(c) The
sacred and the profane
(d) Ethos
of science
6. What
are the uses of Bogardus’ social distance scale and of Likert scale? Discuss.
7. In
what way is the process of socialisation helpful in the development of
personality? Explain with suitable examples.
8. Explain
Melvin Tumin’s critique related to the theory of social stratification.
PAPER-II-2002
SECTION
A
1. Write
notes on any THREE of the following (in not more than 200 words each):
(a) Emergence
of Dalit Consciousness
(b) Integration
of Tribes in Hindu Culture
(c) Characteristics
of Neo-Rich agrarian class.
(d) Reservation
and Panchayat Raj institutions.
2. Discuss
the metaphysical and ethical basis of Hindu social organisation.
3. Discuss
the Louis Dumont’s concept of purity and pollution. How far these concepts are
relevant in explaining the Hindu caste system?
4. Examine
the ways in which Indian society can be strengthened as multi-cultural society.
Is the dominance of single culture is a hinderance to multiculturalism in India?
SECTION
B
5. Write
notes on any THREE of the following (in not more than 200 words each):
(a) Inequality
among Brahmins.
(b) Problems
of Hindu minority in Kashmir.
(c) Nature
of atrocities on married women.
(d) Problems
of child labour in India.
6. Is
Secularism a weak ideology? Critically analyse the reasons for anti-secular
trends in India.
7. Examine
the impact of mass media on Indian society. Whether western consumerism and
materialistic culture, creeping in through mass media, are adversely affecting
the traditional Indian culture?
8. Analyse
the ideological and strategical features of Naxalbari movement.
