What is a state?

Define national integration and describe the forces threatening to national integration.

Discuss totalitarianism and its characteristics.

 Describe elites and differentiate between elites and masses.

Describe the Weber's social action and authority.

Explain the emergence and scope of political sociology.

 Briefly explain New Age Movements

Who are Religious Specialists?

Write a short note on Sects and Cults.

What do you understand by 'pilgrimage' and 'festival' in sociological framework?

Explain Life-Cycle Rituals with suitable examples.

What is sociological significance of myth and rituals in religious practices? Explain.

Discuss the themes of theodicy and eschatology and their relevance in understanding religion sociologically.

Explain the interrelationship between religion and state politics with examples.

 Explain the relationship between religious asceticism and economic behavior.

Discuss the sociological perspective on religion.

What is gender mainstreaming?

 Explain the relationship between gender and biology

List some of the major challenges for women's empowerment in India.

Which activities done by women are unaccounted?