Sociology Answer Writing Thread

Sleeplessnights_89

Dear Guys ,

Here is a full fledged Sociology answer writing thread. Please spare few a minutes to go through the following to make this thread very effective and successful.

Some Thoughts

1.) Since Sociology is a multi dimensional paper every question will have multiple structures and views. So there is no need for everyone writing answers for the same question which will become cumbersome. So if one gives an intro other can add up to it in order to get diverse views on the same topic.

2.) Post more of analytical and out of the box questions similar to UPSC types so that we don't end up writing in very well known topics which anyway we optional people are well versed at. For Example Marx and Capitalism can be written by anyone but questions like how is Value Neutrality Different from Objectivity needs work.

3.) Let us post from previous year question papers initially to get clarity of what to write and what not to write

4.) What is more important is to frame questions by ourselves as and when we read a syllabus and also from newspapers so that we will look at the current affairs from a sociological angle and thus there twin benefits that it may come in the exam and also will improve our reading with respect to current affairs based questions.

5.) Write your answers in a crisp points form so that it will be easy to read and add and very important thing is write the answers from a Sociological perspective so that it won't suffer from GS types which are thoroughly disliked by the examiner.

Thanks for the patience. Now we can make the debut.

@all sociology aspirants irrespective of written prelims or not please try to participate and lets make this a win win \m/

Sleeplessnights_89

Here i tag socio optional people who i know
@Jaime_Lannister
@sneha_24
@Game_Changer
@MD47
@INeeDtoGetIn
@CAESAR
@itachi
@krisco1811
@Mistletoe
@willhunting
@Shkk
@all socio aspirants

Welcome >-

Avengers_Group

From where are you doing writing practice means source of question?

Sleeplessnights_89

Let me start with some Questions

Stratification (P-1)

1.)Distinguish between people being socially excluded and people excluding themselves in societies. (2010,2013 )

Thinkers and social change(P-1)

2.)Cybernetic Hierarchy of Control (2010)

Social Change in India (P-2)

3.)Tradition and modernity are misplaced polarities in the study of social change in India. (2011)

4.)"Protective Discrimination not only protects but also discriminates" Comment (2011)

Compete_with_self7

Questions from chapter1:

Q1. "Sociology emerged in Europe and flourished to begin with on social reformist orientation in the USA." Comment. 150w (2013)

Q2. Sociology without history is rootless and history without sociology is friutless. Elaborate (2010)

Q3. How is sociological approach to human actions different from that of psychological approach? 150W (2014)

Pranav39

Is there any book in d market that gives model answers for Previous UPSC question papers??
Kindly reply

sinha47

Model answers are useless. If you really have problem in answer writing I suggest join a good test series where teacher interact like Vikas ranjan at chronicle. Vision is good but their discussion isn't good enough. You can also practice past year question, get jnu or du sociology questions if you want to put really extra effort in answer writing.

sinha47

Is Durkheim's theory of social fact contradictory to human rights?
It's a jnu question and also asked in Vikas ranjan's test series.

itachi

Is Durkheim's theory of social fact contradictory to human rights?
It's a jnu question and also asked in Vikas ranjan's test series.

Sir please we are really thankful that you shared the question here and will want your further contribution in this regard.
Though we would really appreciate your effort if you mention the details about a particular coaching in the relevant thread where we all had previously discussed.
Thank you >:D<

knight_Rider007

The idea of social fact of Durkheim is revolving around three aspects namely, internal to society, external to individual and constraining character. A society’s norms, customs, rules, laws, values collectively form social fact which an individual has to follow. Basically social fact is a product of collective feeling, collective thinking and collective acting. So it has an emerging character. E.g early we had only executive but then came legislature and eventually judiciary. An old social fact gives a way to a new social fact when we feel collectively, think collectively and act collectively. As far as human rights are concern, they are also a form social fact because it is also result of our collective feeling, thinking, acting. E.g In America there was discrimination till 1960s against black americans . the Americans felt that they were looked down and they felt deprived . this led to writing articles, discussion on multiple forums ,they developed quesionaries and these eventually resulted in collective acting of protest, civil movement and demand of human right of equality. So we can infer from the argument that social fact is not contradictory to human rights rather, in abroad sense, it is itself a form of social fact.

INeeDtoGetIn

The idea of social fact of Durkheim is revolving around three aspects namely, internal to society, external to individual and constraining character. A society’s norms, customs, rules, laws, values collectively form social fact which an individual has to follow. Basically social fact is a product of collective feeling, collective thinking and collective acting. So it has an emerging character. E.g early we had only executive but then came legislature and eventually judiciary. An old social fact gives a way to a new social fact when we feel collectively, think collectively and act collectively. As far as human rights are concern, they are also a form social fact because it is also result of our collective feeling, thinking, acting. E.g In America there was discrimination till 1960s against black americans . the Americans felt that they were looked down and they felt deprived . this led to writing articles, discussion on multiple forums ,they developed quesionaries and these eventually resulted in collective acting of protest, civil movement and demand of human right of equality. So we can infer from the argument that social fact is not contradictory to human rights rather, in abroad sense, it is itself a form of social fact.

You have not addressed the question, apart from the fact that some concepts are wrong.
Faulty correlation has been made between human rights and social facts.