Sociology 2017 • Sociology Paper-I • Q.4

Sociology 2017Sociology Paper-I • Q.4
SociologySociology Paper-I2017 • Q.4
Sociology Optional
(a) What is Weberian critique of Marxist notion of social stratification ? (b) Examine gender, ethnicity and race as major dimensions of social stratification. (c) How can one resolve the issue of reliability and validity in the context of sociological research on inequality ?
2017 SociologySociology Paper-I

Syllabus Connection

3. Research Methods and Analysis: (a) Qualitative and quantitative methods. (b) Techniques of data collection. (c ) Variables, sampling, hypothesis, reliability and validity. (Sociology)5. Stratification and Mobility: (a) Concepts - equality, inequality, hierarchy, exclusion, poverty and deprivation. (b) Theories of social stratification - Structural func tionalist theory, Marxist theory, Weberian theory. (c) Dimensions - Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race. (d) Social mobility - open and closed systems, types of mobility, sources and causes of mobility. (Sociology)

NCERT Connection

Ch.1: Sociology and Society

Sociology • Class 11Introducing Sociology

Ch.5: Doing Sociology: Research Methods

Sociology • Class 11Introducing Sociology

Ch.2: Terms, Concepts and their use in Sociology

Sociology • Class 11Introducing Sociology

Ch.3: Understanding Social Institutions

Sociology • Class 11Introducing Sociology

Ch.4: Culture and Socialisation

Sociology • Class 11Introducing Sociology

Ch.1: Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes in Society

Sociology • Class 11Understanding Society

Ch.2: Social Change and Social Order in Rural and Urban Society

Sociology • Class 11Understanding Society

Ch.3: Environment and Society

Sociology • Class 11Understanding Society

Ch.4: Introducing Western Sociologists

Sociology • Class 11Understanding Society

Ch.5: Indian Sociologists

Sociology • Class 11Understanding Society

Ch.2: The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.1: Introducing Indian Society

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.4: The Market as a Social Institution

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.6: The Challenges of Cultural Diversity

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.7: Suggestions for Project Work

Sociology • Class 12Indian Society

Ch.1: Structural Change

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.2: Cultural Change

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.3: The Story of Indian Democracy

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.4: Change and Development in Rural Society

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.5: Change and Development in Industrial Society

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.6: Globalisation and Social Change

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.7: Mass Media and Communications

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

Ch.8: Social Movements

Sociology • Class 12Social Change and Development in India

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