1. Critically examine the World-Systems theory Of Immanuel Wallerstein in terms of
    development and dependency of various nations. (2024)
  2. Discuss various theories of social change. Explain the limitations of unilinear theory of
    social change. (2024)
  3. Critically examine the roles of science and technology in social change. What is your
    opinion on their increasing trend in ‘online’ education and teaching? (2024)
  4. Assess critically A. G. Frank’s theory of development of underdevelopment’. (2023)
  5. Trace the trajectory of development perspectives on social change. (2022)
  6. Critically examine the contribution of dependency theories in understanding the present global scenario.  (2021)
  7. Technology has accelerated the process of development and dependency. Discuss (2020)
  8. Feminist scholars argue that ‘New media’ is masculine and hence reinforces structural hierarchies rather than reconfiguring them. Comment. (2019)
  9. Criticize A.G. Frank’s ‘development of underdevelopment’. (2019)
  10. Does collapse of functionalism and bankruptcy of Marxism coincide with the rupture of modernity? Discuss. (2018)
  11. Is the theory of cultural lag valid in present times? Discuss. (2018)
  12. Assess the role of mass media as an agent of social change. (2017)
  13. Examine any two theories of social change in detail (2017)
  14. “Social conflict is both a cause and a consequence of social change” Explain. (2016)
  15. “Social change can be brought about through development”. Illustrate from the contemporary situation of India (2016)
  16. Explain the relevance of the idea of ‘cultural lag’ in understanding social change. (2015)
  17. Examine the dialectical relation between tradition and modernity in the study of social change. (2015)
  18. Write a short essay on the Latin American perspective on ‘dependency’. (2014)
  19. Examine the social dimensions of displacement induced by development. (150 words) (2013)
  20. Illustrate the conflicts and tensions experienced by societies undergoing social change. (2013)
  21. Critically examine the cultural theories of social change with suitable examples. (2013)
  22. Write short note on the following from a sociological perspective: Theory of Cultural Lag – Ogburn and Nimkoff. (2012)
  23. ‘Revolutionary changes have some specific characteristics.’ Discuss with examples. (2012)
  24. Write short note on Development and Dependency from a sociological perspective. (In about 150 words) (2011)
  25. “Social support mechanism needs to be strengthened for effective implementation of development programmes.” Comment. (2011)
  26.  Discuss World System Theory in the context of modern society. (2011)
  27. Examine the social dimensions of displacement induced by development. (2010)
  28. Comment on the critics’ charge that Immanuel Wallerstein’s dependency theory is simplistic and wrong. (2009)
  29. Write short note : Education as an agent of social change. (2008)
  30. State significance of social policy in social development. Under what conditions a social policy fails to be effective in its performance ? (2006)
  31. Human factors involved in directed social change. (2006)
  32. Discuss mass education as an instrument of social change and modernization. (2005)
  33. Bring out a comparative analysis of Marxian and Parsonian views of social change and examine the relevance of each view for social development in the contemporary India. (2004)
  34. Define ‘social policy’. Evaluate the performance of social policy in modernisation of developing societies. (2001)
  35. Pit rim A. Sorokin sees the course of history as a continuous but irregular fluctuation between two basically different kinds of culture. While explaining this stand of Sorokin, analyse whether it is appropriate to characterize such a notion of change as a cyclical theory of social change. (2000)
  36. Elaborate on the concept of structural change. Discuss the endogenic factors of structural change in a society, with suitable examples.  (1999)
  37. Critically examine the impact of traditional social structures on the development and functioning of a democratic policy.  (1996)
  38. Explain the classical concept of social change and critically examine the contribution of the linear theories of social change.   (1995)
  39. What is social policy and its relevance to social development? Under what circumstances social policy becomes a hindrance in social development?  (1994)
  40. Write short note : Modernisation.  (1991)
  41. Write short note : Directed social change.  (1990)
  42. How far are social policy and directed social change effective in social development ?  (1989)
  43. Write short note : Theory of underdevelopment. (1988)
  44. Write short note : Planned development in a democracy.  (1985)
  45. Has development been successful in removing poverty ? Can you relate development to progress ?  (1985)
  46. Examine the relationship between social structure and social change. Has the Indian social structure facilitated or hindered the process of change ? (1984)

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