UGC NET Paper 2 — Sociology
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People who exercise influence over decisions made by others are known as:
Read the following passage and answer the questions: John B. Watson, an animal experimentalist who argued that all human action is merely a conditioned response to external environ...
Match List I with List - II. List - I Concepts A. Dynamic density B. False Consciousness C. Substantive rationality D. Sociation List - II Thinkers I. Max Weber II. Georg Simmel II...
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): On the view of Greater Homogeneity A.R. Desai, says 'The Ru...
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I A. "Habitus" B. "Anaclisis" C. "Fetishism" D. "Hyperreality" LIST-II I. Pierre Bourdieu II. Sigmund Freud III. Alferd Binet IV. Eco Choose the...
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I A. "Habitus" B. "Anaclisis" C. "Fetishism" D. "Hyperreality" LIST-II I. Pierre Bourdieu II. Sigmund Freud III. Alferd Binet IV. Eco Choose the...
Who gave the concept of 'bifurcated consciousness'?
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Family fragmentation still continues to be a major politica...
Which of the following is not a component of Gender Empowerment measure?
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): According to Michel Foucault, power and knowledge are organ...
Who amongst the following can be associated with the functionalist perspective on education?
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: The Jains registered least growth rate of population in India (200...
Which of the following terms are associated with Anthony Giddens ? A. Sequestration B. Juggernaut of modernity C. Reflexivity of modernity D. Alienation among industrial workers Ch...
Match List - I with List - II. List - I List - II Authors Works A. Erving Goffman I. The Theory of communicative action B. Michel Foucault II. Social theory and social structure C....
'The animal is immediately one with its life activity.... Man makes his life activity itself the object of his will and of his consciousness'. Who said this?
Chronologically arrange the following concepts in the Marxian framework : A. Class B. Class-in-itself C. Class-for-itself D. Class conflict Choose the correct answer from the optio...
Which of the following are true about G. Myrdal's position on theory of social change and development in India? A. Universal stage of growth B. Cumulative change C. Traditional gro...
Developed mostly by German scholars, which of the following schools sought for a universal doctrine of historical evolution of the whole world (rather than being limited only to a...
Chronologically arrange the following perspectives in terms of their origin in sociological literature: A. Postmodernism B. Poststructuralism C. Interactionism D. Marxism Choose th...
Match List - I with List - II. List - I Social Scientists A. McGuire B. Rokeach C. Hofstede D. Heider List - II Framework Theory I. Balance Theory of attitude change II. Framework...
With reference to Karl Marx which of the following is not a component of alienation ?
Match List - I with List - II. List - I Scholar A. G.S. Ghurye B. D.P. Mukerji C. N.K. Bose D. David Hardiman List - II Perspective I. Civilizational Perspective II. Subaltern Pers...
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Scholars) A. R.E. Park and E. Burgess B. Homer Hoyt C. R.J. Johnston D. C. Harris and E. Ullman List - II (Theories) I. Social Area Analysi...
Who among the following wrote the book 'Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient'?
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Anthony Giddens argues that modernity is not a dynamic phen...
Match List I with List II. List - I Book Title A. The Gift : The form and reason for exchange in archaic societies B. The Great Transformation : The political and economic origins...
Match List - I with List - II. List - I Perspective A. Functionalist Perspective B. Conflict Perspective C. Interactionist Perspective D. Structuralist Perspective List - II Thinke...
In the Parsonian framework, which of the following combinations of pattern variables of role definition is/are true: A. Self-orientation Vs. Affective neutrality B. Universalism Vs...
Who among the following provided systematic statement about philosophical foundations of Sociology and other social sciences and pleaded for non-compartmentalization of knowledge i...
G.S. Ghurye wrote the following books. Identify the correct chronological sequence of these publications: A. Indian Sadhus B. I and other Explorations C. Caste and Race in India D....
Match List I with List II. List - I Author A. Arjun Appadurai B. Benjamin Barber C. Samuel P. Huntington D. Irving Zeitlin List - II Book I. The Clash of civilizations and the rema...
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Sociology of Disability and Impairment relates to the s...
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Authors) A. Judith Butler B. S. Firestone C. bell hooks D. Betty Friedan List - II (Works) I. The Feminine Mystique II. Ain't I a woman? Bl...
Arrange the following in order as suggested by Goode and Hatt (1952) in their work "Methods in Social Research": A. Studying literature on the subject B. Analyzing the Problem C. F...
Who is associated with the work 'Mind, Self and Society'?
Who among the following refers to material and non-material social facts ?
Match List - I with List - II. List - I Contribution A. Bipolar Model B. Multipolar Model C. Universalization and Parochialization D. Sacred Complex List - II Scholar I. Mckim Marr...