Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I
Stratification and Mobility: (c) Dimensions – Social stratification of class, status groups, gender, ethnicity and race.
| Social stratification is claimed to contribute to the maintenance of social order and stability in society. Critically assess. | (4b/ 2022) |
| Modernisation presupposes class society however, caste, ethnicity and race are still predominant. Explain. | (19/1/4a/20) |
| Why is gender a dimension of social stratification? How does gender intersect other dimensions of inequality based on caste, class, race and ethnicity? | (19/1/6a/20) |
| Examine gender, ethnicity and race as major dimensions of social stratification. | (17/1/4b/20) |
| What do you understand by gender? How does it shape ‘male identity’? | (14/1/3a/20) |
| Present a sociological review on the ‘new middle-class’. | (19/1/1d/10) |
| Differentiate between ‘Life-chances ‘and’ Life-style ‘with suitable examples. | (19/1/5a/10) |
| Analyse the gender bias in the present society with examples. | 13/I/5e/10) |