Sociology of India — DU B. A Program Sociology Previous Year Question Papers

Examine the relationship between tradition and modernity in India and explain how both coexist and interact in the process of change. Discuss the genesis, development and growth of caste system in India. 3. Analyse the relationship between tribes and the state and explain how state policies have shaped tribal identities and livelihoods ? 4. Examine the relationship between the middle class and consumption and explain how consumption practices become markers of identity and status ? Discuss how the village is represented as a site of tradition, backwardness, and oppression and analyse how these contrasting images shape ideas of nation-building ? 6. Discuss the significance of movements such as Chipko and Anti-sati campaigns and analyse how they shaped the agenda and direction of women's activism in India ? Discuss migration as a major process of social change in Indian society.