civil services mains 2009

SOCIOLOGY

Paper I

Time Allowed Three Hours Maximum Marks 300

INSTRUCTIONS

Each question is printed both in Hindi and in English.

Answers must be written in the medium specified in the Admission Certificate issued to you, which must be stated clearly on the cover of the answer-book in the space provided for the purpose. No m.arks will be given for the answers written in a medium. other than that specified in the Adm.ission Certificate.

Candidates should attempt Questions no. 1 and 5 which are compulsory, and any ??hree of the remaining questions selecting at least one question from each Section.

All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Write short notes on any three of the following (Each note should not exceed 200 words) 3x20=60

Problems of objectivity in sociological research

Subject-matter of Sociology, according to Emile Durkheim

Comparison between Sociology and Economics

Talcott Parsons' idea of 'moving equilibrium'

2. Distinguish between probability and non-probability sampling methods. How many types of sampling designs are there
Comment on the responses of the functionalist-school to Karl Marx's views on social change. 30

3. Comment on the reasons why neo-idealists and symbolic interactionists are critical 'positivism? in Sociology.

What are the reasons for calling Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore's theory of social stratification a functional theory 30

4. To Robert Merton, deviant behaviour is a result of ano1nie. Analyse his sociological theory of deviant behaviour, with a special reference to his formulation of types of deviance. 60

SECTIONB

5. Write short notes on any three of the following (Each note should not exceed 200 words) 3x20=60

C.W. Mills' Power Elite

Industrialization and changes in the family's functions

Secularization of societies in the modern world
Structure of a social movement

6. Comment on the critics' charge that Immanuel Wallerstein's dependency theory is simplistic and wrong.

What, according to Max Weber, is the role of "particular religious ideas" in the emergence of modern capitalism 30

7. "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." ComTilent on this statement critically in the light of emerging sociological contexts in Europe, USA and India. 60

8. Discuss the emerging forms of marriage and family with examples from the West and the East. Can there be family without marriage Examine.

Note English version of the Instructions is printed on the front cover of this question paper.