Read the following passage and answer the following questions
If Weber was a historian interested in the unique forms and combinations cultural elements assumed in specific cultural contexts, he was also equally interested in generalizations about various social phenomena. One of the conceptual tools he adopted for this purpose is the now famous ideal-type construct. Only by means of such a construct, by moving from it to empirical reality and then back to the construct, modifying it accordingly, could an increasingly adequate conception of the phenomenon in question be acquired. say Weber adopted this tool because certainly it did not originate with him here, too, he learned from many of his predecessors who employed this device,
but particularly from Karl Marx, whom he expressly acknowledges.

1. What did Weber intend to study

2. How does ideal-type help in understanding the reality

3. What does ideal-type mean

4. According to the author, what did motivate Weber to adopt ideal-type as a tool for his study

5. Why did weber use ideal-type

6. Write a brief note on Ethnomethodology.

7. What are the main features of Habermass's theory of hermeneutics

8. Explain briefly Derrida's contribution to Post-modernism.

9. What is the contribution of Peter Berger to phenomenology

10. Discuss Giddens structuration theory.

11. Explain cultural diversity in India.

12. Discuss B. R. Ambedkar's subaltern perspective for the study of Indian society.

13. Discuss D. P. Mukherjee's understanding of Indian society.

14. What are the social dimensions of inequality in Indian society

15. What are the main causes of intergenerational conflict in Indian society

16. Discuss any two causes of socio-economic regional disparity in India.

17. "Population is an asset and not a liability in India"- Explain.

18. What are the different factors responsible for farmers' suicide in India

19. Examine 'terrorism' as an issue pertaining to deviance.

20. What are the negative consequences of Globalisation

21. Elaborate the main differences between Rural and Urban societies.

22. What are the emerging patterns of rural leadership in India

23. Explain the issues of new farmers' movement in India.

24. Describe the trends of social change in rural India.

25. Identify and discuss the problems of migrant laborers in India.

21. How is Durkheim's view on division of Labour different from that of the economists.

22. Explain factory as a social system.

23. Assess the impact of Joint Management Councils on growth of productivity and labour welfare in India.

24. What are the socio-cultural obstacles before the rapid growth of industrialisation in India

25. Critically examine the Indian Industrial policy. Sociology of Development

21. Analyse regional disparity in human development of India.

22. Bringout the differences between dependency and modernisation perspectives on development.

23. What are the basic premises of world-system theory

24. How does culture matter in economic development

25. Explain the importance of mixed economy in the context of globalisation.

Population Society

21. What are the trends of population growth in India

22. Explain the population pyramid of India.

23. Analyse Malthusian theory of population growth.

24. "Population is a constraint in the process of development in India". Examine.

25. Critically examine the population policy of India.

Gender Society

21. Elaborate on gender as social construct.

22. Is it possible to achieve gender equality in India Comment.

23. Taking a cue from Radical theory reflect on gender relations.

24. Discuss welfare perspective for the development of women.

25. "Do you think that Globalisation is a barrier in the process of women's development" comment.

26. Analyse the social consequences of global capitalism.

27. Make a Critical assessment of the impact of 73rd constitutional amendment on empowerment of hitherto excluded groups.