List of top Sociological Theory Questions

Because of Covid-19 lockdown, many working-class people lost jobs and prices rose, worsening their economic condition. Which concept of Karl Marx best describes this ‘increasing impoverishment’ of the poor in contemporary times?

Match the following sociologists in Column P with their views on religion in Column Q. 

Column PColumn Q
A) Karl MarxI) \( \text{Opiate of the people} \)
B) Max WeberII) \( \text{Sources of social solidarity} \)
C) Clifford GeertzIII) \( \text{A source of capitalist outlook} \)
D) Emile DurkheimIV) \( \text{A cultural system} \)
 V) \( \text{A source of modernity} \)

Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct? 
M1: Michel Foucault 
M2: Pierre Bourdieu 
M3: John Urry 
X1: Archaeology of Knowledge 
X2: Sociological Imagination 
X3: Practice Theory 
 

____________________ and ____________________ propounded conflict theory.
Which of the following concept(s) is/are NOT propounded by Emile Durkheim?
Match the following concepts as given in Column P with the Sociologists as given in Column Q:
Column PColumn Q
A) Systematic falsificationI) Thomas Kuhn
B) Systematic verificationII) Emile Durkheim
C) ConsensusIII) Karl Popper
D) Social factIV) Positivism
Max Weber’s instrumental rationality refers to ________________.
_______ introduced the concept of_______ to describe situations where people accept, consent to, and internalize values and norms that are not in their best interests.
____________________ theory lies between minor working hypotheses and master conceptual schemes.
The categories of caste and tribe have been understood as colonial constructions. Which statements instantiate the above?
According to Celestin Bougle, the spirit of the caste system is determined by the mutual repulsion that exists between castes. Identify TWO different aspects in which such mutual repulsion is manifested:
Match the following:
What concepts were studied in the famous Milgram social experiment where teachers did not hesitate to give electric shocks to learners?
According to Talcott Parsons, the dichotomies of pattern variables or alternatives an actor can choose in society are: ascription vs _________; affectivity vs _________; and diffuseness vs _________.
ANOVA means _________.
Which of the following scholars emphasized the subaltern perspective in social movements involving peasants?
Which of the following is a process wherein socialist states guide economic growth through the planned allocation of public and human resources, as an alternative to allocation through the market?
Which is not a trait of a sociological theory?
``The claim, made by structuralism and dependency theory, that subordination to the world market seals the fate of nations is wrong. Inequality, poverty, low productivity and sluggish growth in the periphery, their propensity to import luxury goods and transfer profits to the centre, and the lack of coordination of economic activity in many countries, are due primarily to the social structures prevailing in the periphery, rather than their international trade relations.''
(Alfredo Saad-Filho (2005), `The Rise and Decline of Latin American Structuralism and Dependency Theory')
Which among the following statements can be asserted from the above excerpt?
To which of the following option(s) does C. Wright Mills’ ‘Grand Theory’ NOT apply?
Which of the following statements is/are representation(s) of the ‘modernisation theory’ of the mid-twentieth century?