PAPER II

SHORT NOTES (10 markers)

1. Sanskritization and Westernization

2. Orthogenetic and heterogenetic factors of social change

3. Universalization and Parochialisation

4. Little tradition and Great tradition

5. Book view Vs field view

6. Homohierarchicus / Purity and Pollution (Louis Dumont)

7. Anti-Brahmanical movements during the colonial period

8. Can class replace caste in India?

9. Continuing untouchability today

10. Dominant Caste and politics (Vote banks)

11. Reservation/Protective discrimination/Women’s reservation

12. Caste among non-Hindus

13. Sociology of Inter caste marriages / Caste conflicts / Honor killing

14. Marriage as sacrament’ and ‘marriage as contract.

15. North Indian Vs South Indian kinship system

16. Industrial class structure -Working class mobilization/industrial strife’s

17. Feudalism Semi feudalism and capitalism in Indian agriculture

18. Definitional problems of tribes -Tribal diversity

19. Changing tribal stratification- Emergence of classes among tribes

20. Tribal policies- Integration/Assimilation of Tribes – Problem of Tribal identity/tribal autonomy

21. Tribes and Caste – Comparison/continuum

22. Tribalization and religious conversion of tribes Particularly vulnerable tribal groups

23. Development induced displacement of tribes /rural landless farmers

24. The myth of village self-sufficiency– M.N.Srinivas/Andre Beteille/S.C.Dube

25. House hold dimensions and family in India

26. Regional variations in kinship

27. Lineage and descent

28. Increasing divorce today

29. Changing gender roles today

30. Idea of developmental planning and Mixed economy

31. Reproductive health / Child and Infant mortality/Maternity Benefit Act 2016.

32. Rising  women’s age of marriage to 21

33. Feminization of Ageing

34. Malnutrition

35. Son meta preference and declining child sex ratio

36. Problems of bondage

37. Caste in cities /Slums and social exclusion/inequalities

38. Smart cities /urban displacement

39. Urbanism as a way of life

40. Rural -Urban continuum

41. Women and migration

42. Culture of poverty

43. Rural poverty and rural development

44. Globalization and Informalization of work.

45. Feminization of work/agriculture

46. Can Land reforms curb rural inequalities/poverty

47. Issues in Doubling farmers income by 2022

48. Child labor/Child labor Act 2016

49. Child sexual abuse / POCSO Act 2012

50. Social and Political Elites / New rural elites

51. Pressure groups and Civil society in India influencing policies

52. Need for democratic socialism/federalism/political democracy

53. Welfare state and social security

54. Citizenship and exclusion/discrimination (Citizenship Amendment Act 2019)

55. Education and social mobility

56. Educational inequalities / commercialization of Education

57. Challenges before Girl’s education

58. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (Annihilation of caste) Vs Mahatma Gandhi on Caste / Varna / untouchability.

59. Dalit capitalism.

60. Rising Violence against Dalit /Atrocities Act 1989

61. Rising caste conflicts between backward castes and Dalits today

62. Subaltern perspective

63. Structural factors i.e. Caste behind violence / Sexual Harassment against women / Nirbhaya judgement

64. Shadow violence /Domestic violence during COVID 19/Domestic violence Act

65. POSH Act

66. Constitution, law and social change

67. Equal laws for Women/Patriarchy and entitlements

68. Triple talaq and Uniform civil code

69. Intolerance in India today/Ban on cow slaughter

70. Social consequences of market economy

71. Generation gap /Youth unrest today

72. Social media network/face book

73. Media and democracy/patriarchy

LONG ANSWERS (20 markers) 

1. Indology (G.S.Ghurye)

2. Structure functionalism (M.N.Srinivas)

3. A.R.Desai’s dialectical materialism/Indian Nationalism

4. Colonial perspective of India as a backward society

5. Modernization of Indian tradition – Coexistence of Tradition and Modernity

6. Difference between Socio religious reform movement in India and renaissance in west

7. Perspectives on the study of caste systems: Louis Dumont and Andre Beteille

8. Family/Marriage Changes / crisis in India Today (Impact of Urbanization / Industrialization /Globalization/Live in relationship/Legalization of Homosexuality)

9. Patriarchy and women – Changing status of women / Women’s movement for substantive equality

10.  Globalization and New middle class in India today

11. Changing Modes of Production in Indian Agriculture – Green revolution / Globalization / Capitalism

12.  Programme of rural development, Community Development Programme, cooperatives

13. Poverty, deprivation, inequalities and poverty alleviation schemes/multi-dimensional poverty and social exclusion

14. Relation between Poverty and social structure (Gender, Caste, Tribe and religious minorities)

15.  Globalization and rising inequalities/Poverty

16. Regionalism and decentralization of power /PRI

17. Demography and social structure – Constraints (Population policy/ Family planning)

18.  Nature of Secularism – Threats today – Cultural/ Ethno/Hyper Nationalism

19. Majoritarianism -Majoritarianism debate

20.  Communalism, religious revivalism and Ethnic conflicts

21. Uneven development/displacement induced development and Tribal unrest

22. Farmers Suicide and Agrarian Unrest today

23.  Backward Classes Movements in South India and North India

24.  Dalit consciousness today and its challenges

25. Ethnic discrimination /conflicts: Ethnicity and Identity movements

26. New farmers movement today

27. Crisis of development: displacement, environmental problems and sustainability

28. Environmental movements /Global warming/Ecocentrism