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    SOCIOLOGY OPTIONAL - PAPER I

    Topic: Sociological Thinkers


    Time Allowed: 3 Hours
    Maximum Marks: 250

    Instructions:
    Questions 1 & 5 are compulsory. Of the remaining l, three questions are to be answered;
    ensuring one question from each section is attempted.
    UPSC does not specify the number of words for 20-marker questions. Going by Q1 & Q5, you
    should try to write around 300 words... while filling all the given (4) pages.
    Sub-parts of questions should be answered sequentially.

    SECTION - A

    Q1. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10×5=50 Marks)
    (a) How does Karl Marx’s concept of alienation explain the nature of work in capitalist
    societies?
    (b) Explain the significance of Max Weber’s idea of verstehen in understanding human
    behavior.
    (c) What is the role of collective conscience in Durkheim’s theory of social integration?
    (d) Compare Herbert Spencer's view on the organic analogy with Durkheim’s concept of
    society as a system.
    (e) Discuss the relevance of Vilfredo Pareto’s theory of circulation of elites in
    contemporary political systems.

    Q2.
    (a) What is historical materialism? Examine its relevance in analyzing social change in
    contemporary societies.
    (b) According to Robert Michels, what is the iron law of oligarchy? How does it apply to
    modern bureaucratic organizations?
    (20 Marks)

    Q3.
    (a) Discuss the methodological contribution of Max Weber’s concept of ideal types.
    (b) Critically analyze Talcott Parsons’ AGIL framework and its significance in
    understanding social systems.
    (20 Marks)

    Q4.
    (a) How did Émile Durkheim’s study of suicide contribute to the understanding of the
    relationship between individual behavior and social forces?

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    (b) Examine the contribution of Karl Marx to the theory of class struggle and its
    relevance in analyzing modern social inequality.
    (20 Marks)

    SECTION - B

    Q5. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10×5=50 Marks)
    (a) Discuss Georg Simmel’s concept of social forms and its role in shaping human
    interaction.
    (b) How does Weber's theory of rationalization explain the development of modern
    capitalism?
    (c) What are the key differences between Durkheim’s and Merton’s views on anomie?
    (d) Examine the role of charismatic authority in Weber’s theory of domination.
    (e) Analyze the relationship between science and values in Weber’s methodology.

    Q6.
    (a) Evaluate the role of alienation in Marx’s critique of capitalism and its relevance
    today.
    (b) How does Talcott Parsons’ theory of pattern variables explain the differentiation in
    social roles?
    (20 Marks)

    Q7.
    (a) What is value neutrality in Max Weber’s sociological methodology? Discuss its
    significance in contemporary research.
    (b) Discuss Merton’s concept of latent and manifest functions with examples from
    modern social institutions.
    (20 Marks)

    Q8.
    (a) How does Vilfredo Pareto’s theory of residues and derivations contribute to
    understanding human behavior and societal stability?
    (b) Examine the role of structural-functionalism in analyzing social change, focusing on
    Talcott Parsons and Robert Merton.
    (20 Marks)

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