This document discusses various topics in sociology including the relationship between history and sociology, dimensions of social stratification, types of social interactions and social movements, forms of social mobility, the role of change agents, definitions of social deviance, functions of institutions, agencies of socialization, and theories of rural vs urban societies and social change. It asks the reader to explain, list, illustrate, compare and differentiate concepts across these sociological topics.
This document discusses various topics in sociology including the relationship between history and sociology, dimensions of social stratification, types of social interactions and social movements, forms of social mobility, the role of change agents, definitions of social deviance, functions of institutions, agencies of socialization, and theories of rural vs urban societies and social change. It asks the reader to explain, list, illustrate, compare and differentiate concepts across these sociological topics.
This document discusses various topics in sociology including the relationship between history and sociology, dimensions of social stratification, types of social interactions and social movements, forms of social mobility, the role of change agents, definitions of social deviance, functions of institutions, agencies of socialization, and theories of rural vs urban societies and social change. It asks the reader to explain, list, illustrate, compare and differentiate concepts across these sociological topics.
1. “History is the past sociology and sociology is the present history” explain.
2. Explain different dimensions of social stratification. List different bases of social of
stratification 3. Illustrate various social interactions present in our society and explain any four. 4. List different types of social movements. Explain any four social movement 5. What are different forms of vertical mobility? Compare upward/downward mobility with structural mobility 6. Explain the role of the change agent. List down different principles of change agent 7. Define social deviance and list different mechanisms of deviance. Explain which mechanism talks about “normlessness”. 8. List the major function of different institutions. Differentiate between a religious institution and economic institution. 9. List down any five different agencies of socialization. Explain why Sigmund Freud doesn’t agree with Cooley and Mead's theories of socialization. 10. Compare and differentiate between rural and urban societies. 11. Explain which theory of social change talks about the equilibrium state of society disrupt by change.