A guide for Sociology students
Ambedkar analysed complex caste system and its essential features. He explained that Hindu social order doesn’t recognize equality, liberty and fraternity. The second feature of Hindu social order is that the occupations of people are inherited. The third principle is that interaction of people is limited to the people that belongs to the same caste. … Read more
A “theory” is an explanation to the happenings in the world. It is not just an assumption, instead theory is based on scientific facts. There are many theories till now to explain various things such as the evolution of the modern world, globalization etc. Hence theories are considered as a creation of new knowledge. In … Read more
Answer any five of the following questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks. SECTION – I Discuss the growth of sociology as a discipline in India. Write a critique of the colonial perspective on the study of caste system in India. Explain the social structure … Read more
Answer any five of the following questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks. SECTION – I Distinguish between inductive and deductive logic in social research. Explain with illustrations. Discuss Functionalist approach in social analysis. Critically examine the positivist method in social science research. Discuss the … Read more
Answer any five of the following questions in about 500 words each. Select at least two questions from each section. SECTION – I Discuss the social construction of reality as presented by Peter Berger. Discuss the contribution of E.E.Evans-Pritchard to the understanding of social structure. What is Charisma? How is it routinized? Compare and contrast Weber’s and … Read more