What is ‘phenomenology”? Discuss the contribution of Martin Heidegger to
phenomenological studies.

Discuss the basic issues and challenges confronting people science
movement. 

Overpopulation is the main cause of poverty in developing countries”.
Critically analyse.

 Differentiate between techno-utopians and techno-structuralisms. 

 Discuss the role of knowledge and ICTs in empowering communities. 

Examine the crisis which have led to liberalization. 

 Why should cultural considerations be made part of planning? Discuss with
suitable illustrations.

Discuss the criticism of Marxian approach to development.

Critically discuss the emergence of neo liberalism. 

How is sustainable development relevant today? Discuss. 

Discuss paradigm shift in development discourses. 

. Discuss the major typologies of social movements. Distinguish between old
and new social movements with suitable examples from the Indian context.

Critically analyse the nature and significance of religious diversity in India.
How have pluralism, coexistence, and inter-religious interactions shaped Indian
society?

Discuss the contributions of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber to
the understanding of religion as a social institution.

 Examine the role of religion in processes of social change in contemporary
India.

 Compare and critically analyse the perspectives of Verrier Elwin and G. S.
Ghurye on tribal society in India.

Analyse the emergence and expansion of the Indian middle class in the context
of economic liberalisation and globalisation. Evaluate its changing social,
cultural, and political role in contemporary India.

. Discuss the relative significance of land reforms, the Green Revolution, and the
shift from caste-based to class-based agrarian relations in India.

. Discuss the major feminist perspectives on family, marriage and kinship.
Evaluate how feminist scholarship has transformed the sociological
understanding of patriarchy, gender, and power within the family.

. Discuss the distinction between the ‘book-view’ and the ‘field-view’ of caste.
Assess the contributions of M. N. Srinivas, F. G. Bailey, McKim Marriott, and
O. M. Lynch in understanding the changing dynamics of caste in India.