Exam Details

Subject sociology
Paper paper 1
Exam / Course civil services main optional
Department
Organization union public service commission
Position
Exam Date 2002
City, State central government,


Question Paper

IAS Mains Sociology 2002
Paper I
Section A

Write short notes on any-three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words):

Sociology as a Science

Theory and Fact

Social mobility and social change

Social movement and social change

Examine the nature of social facts as understood by Durkheim.

Critically examine Webers theory of Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.

Distinguish between Sex and Gender. Discuss the gender issues with suitable examples.

Section B

Write short notes on any three of the following (each note should not exceed 200 words):

Industrialisation and social change

Community power

The sacred and the profane

Ethos of science

What are the uses of Bogardus social distance scale and of Likert scale? Discuss.

In what way is the process of socialisation helpful in the development of personality? Explain with suitable examples.

Explain Melvin Tumins critique related to the theory of social stratification.


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