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Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

___________ popularised the field based sociological studies in India.

  1. M.N Srinivas

  2. G.S Ghruye

  3. C. Parvathamma

  4. Iravati Karve
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Explanation

M.N. Shrinivas is an Indian Sociologist and Anthropologist and is famously known for his work on the caste system, social stratification etc. He was the child of his own times and never wrote things in utopia, he exposed what he gathered from experience and integrity. He focussed on understanding Society and people not merely on the basis of textbooks and western writings but by direct observations and field experience which he categorized into his methodology as field view.

Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

Caste and Race in India -1932, Scheduled Tribes-1943, Indian Saints-1953 are the works of ____________.

  1. G.S Ghruye

  2. M.N Srinivas

  3. C. Parvathamma

  4. B.R Ambedkar
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G.S. Ghurye is regarded as the Father of India Sociology. He was an Indian Professor of Sociology. He has authored several books and papers also Founded the Indian Sociological Society and it's newsletter Sociological Bulletin. He studied tribes and castes of India extensively using Historical and Indological data.

Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

____________ is the founder of the ' Class Struggle Theory '.

  1. August Comte

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Mark Webber

  4. B. R Ambedkar
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Karl Marx devised the theory of Class Struggle. According to him, the world is divided into two classes of people one is of Bourgeoisie that control capital and production and others are proletariats that provide labour. According to him there always is conflict and struggle between these two classes to what he referred to as Class struggle.

Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

'Politics and Religion', 'Sociological Essays on Veerashaivism' are the works of __________.

  1. G.S Ghruye

  2. Iravati Karve

  3. A.R Desai

  4. C. Parvathamma
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D Correct answer
Explanation
C. Parvathamma was first Indian Dalit woman Sociologist who was contemporary to the M.N. Srinivas. She has highly criticized the work of Srinivas. She wrote about the harsh reality that lower caste people face and how the caste system is detrimental to society. She made a valuable contribution in anti-caste movement, Veerasaivism and criticized exclusive Brahminical Scholarship.
Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

_______________ is called as the father of the development of Sociology. 

  1. August Comte

  2. Emile Durkheim

  3. Karl Marx

  4. B.R Ambedkar
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Emile Durkheim is known as the principal architect of modern Sociology. He expanded the positivism as pronounced by the August Comte and propounded structural functionalism. According to him, Sociology should study large extents of the attribute in a society and not limit its area of study.

Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

___________ started a fortnightly magazine named 'MOOKANAYAKA'.

  1. B.R Ambedkar

  2. G.S Ghruye

  3. Lala Lajpatrai

  4. Lokmanya Tilak
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar started the newspaper, MookNayaka (Mutehero) in support of the downtrodden section of society, to raise the voice of untouchables. No newspaper at that time in 1929 has ever given recognition to untouchables.

Multiple choice sociology introduction to sociology fundamentals of sociology the world of social sciences and early thinkers sociology : what? why?

The Sociological Background of Indian Nationalism work is the best work of ____________.

  1. C. Parvathamma

  2. Iravati Karve

  3. A.R Desai

  4. None
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A.R.Desai is important among the prominent sociologists of India. He worked as the UGC national fellow and as Head of Department of Sociology of Bombay University. His full name is Akshay Ramlal Desai and was born in 1915. He was the student of G.S.Ghurye and later taught and became head of the same department. As he was following the Marxist Ideology in his sociological studies, he was identified as ‘Marxist Sociologist’. His ‘The Sociological Background of Indian Nationalism’ work is the best work.

Multiple choice civics sociology : what? why? concept of socialization socialization study of sociology

Socialisation spread the values like truthfulness, honesty and non-violence.

  1. True

  2. False
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Socialization is the process of inculcating social values in human being to make him a responsible social being. It is the process of learning social behaviour. In society, good behaviour is expected to adopt and learn to live by the standard acceptable behaviour of the society. The values like honesty, truthfulness, and non-violence are learned by the process of socialization.

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What are the importance of social institutions?

  1. Medium of Culture

  2. Fulfil the needs of the members

  3. It provide roles to individuals

  4. Define and regulate the behaviour of members
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A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation
Following are the importance of social institutions:
1. Medium of Culture: Social institutions are the medium of transfer cultural aspects like knowledge, customs, values and others from generation to generation. Hence, social institutions are important for the social life. 

2. Fulfil the needs of the members: Social institutions fulfil the basic needs of human beings and also regulate their behaviour. 

3. Define and regulate the behaviour of members: The social institutions prescribe and define good and bad behaviours. Schools define our way of dressing and other behaviours. The school corrects our bad behaviour by various means like punishment, reprimands and rustication. If the desired correction is not achieved, then the school resorts to legal course of action. Like this, social institutions thrive to regulate the human behaviours. 

4. Social Institutions provide roles to individuals: The social institutions assign role to their members based on their age and other yardsticks. Family assigns relationships based on the age. Similarly, social institutions assign role to members by defining their relationships.