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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Write short note: Religion and Society.

  • UPSC 1985
  • Religion and Society

The sociology of religion studies religion not as revealed truth but as a social institution. It asks how society shapes religion and how religion, in turn, shapes society. The relationship is reciprocal: religion reflects social structure, legitimates or challenges it, and changes as society changes.

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  • How society shapes religion
  • How religion shapes society
  • Religion in modern society
  • Contemporary India
  • Conclusion

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