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Chapter 6: Social and Cultural Change and Social Policy Processes

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE

What are some of the change promoting and change-resisting features of Pakistani society? (1990)

Often social change results in social disorganization. What cultural pre-requisites can avoid such situation? (1998)

Define and differentiate social and cultural change. Discuss the impediments to change with the reference to the resistance to change in Pakistani society and culture. (2000)

How socio-cultural change effects caste and class?

What factors are related to social and cultural change? Give examples of Pakistan. (2001)

Highlight the factors that promote social change. Discuss the theories that explain the nature of social change.

Note – Incentives and inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan. (2007)

Define the term “Social Change”. How it occurs in a traditional society? Discuss it in detail. (2009)

Discuss the role of media in social and cultural change in pakistan. What type of social planning/policy is needed to direct this change in the context of our own social and cultural values. Discuss with examples. (2010)

Define the term "Social change" and discuss the process of social change in group behaviour. (2011)

Discuss in detail the accelerating and decelerating factors of social change.How culture ethnocentrism promotes social change and maintain social order. (2012)

Discuss as to how the process of social and cultural change in Pakistan can be accelerated? Your answer must include theoretically relevant factors in the rate of change. (2013)

SOCIAL POLICY

Please write the salient features of social policy of Pakistan. Please also refer to the constitution of 1973. (1998)

DIFFUSION

What do you understand by diffusion of innovation? Taking Pakistan situation are we in a position to reach the stage of taking off economically? (2003)

INCENTIVES AND INHIBITIONS

Discuss the incentives and inhibitions to social and cultural change in Pakistan. (1993)

Define social change and discuss the incentives to social and cultural change in Pakistan. (1999)

SOCIAL PLANNING

Social planning is an attempt at the intelligent direction of social change. Discuss by examining the difficulties the difficulties in directing social change. (1994)

Short Notes : Social Planning (2013)

Chapter 7: Community

COMMUNITIES

Differentiate between society and community. Discuss the characteristics of community in detail.

The size of population could be one quantitative basis of distinguishing rural from an urban community. Suggest qualitative criteria for differentiating the rural and urban communities from each other.(1992)

Define the term “Community” and discuss the important characteristics of rural and urban community. (2009)

RURAL

Using sociological concepts discuss the traditional characteristics of rural society (1993)

There is a thesis that “the development programs/strategies to change the fate of poor farming community in rural Pakistan are not based upon the evidence-based policy. Therefore, a failure in this regard is being faced for the last several decades”. How do you support this thesis? Make an evidence-based argument in the light of different evaluations/assessments made for rural development in Pakistan. (2006)

URBANIZATION

Pakistan is fast moving from a rural society to an urban society but people in the cities don’t seem to display urban way of life.(1991)

Note – Issues of urbanization in Pakistan. (2000)

Urbanization in pakistan is increasing day by day. How do you look into the future of major cities in pakistan? Discuss in light of terror and security situation in these cities. (2010)

Discuss in detail "Urbanization as a process". (2011)

Define urban sprawling. Explain in detail the socioeconomic impacts of peripheral areas on crime rate of urban society of Pakistan.(2012)

Chapter 8: Social Institutions

“An institution is an organized system of social relationship which embodies certain common values and procedures and meets certain basic needs of the society.” Comment on the society. (1990)

Why in a highly scientific society is religion still alive? What persisting human needs explain the persistence of religious institutions? (1990)

Discuss the inter-relationship between economic and education institutions. (1991)

Discuss variabilities in family organization. Use of sociological concepts is essential. (1993)

The shift from agricultural occupations to non-agricultural occupations (1994)

Comprehensive note – Functions of social institutions, (1999)

Discuss in detail how social institutions/organizations have been useful in social economic development of a society. (2002)

Define social institution and how can religion hold in check the explosive social tensions produced by inequality and injustice.(2004)

Define social institution. What is the significance of family, religion and education as institutions in the process of socialization? Explain your answer with examples from Pakistani society. (2006)

has tremendous impact on the structure and functions of family. Explain each point by giving examples from Pakistani society.

Note – The nature and genesis of social institutions with special reference to political institutions. (2007)

How do you perceive the future of family institution/system in pakistan.? Discuss with examples especially keeping in view marriage, elderly and youth problems in the families. (2010)

Role of mosque in the integration of Pakistani society.(2012)

Discuss the nature and genesis of institutions along with the change taking place in Pakistani family. (2013)

Short Notes : Institutional evasions. (2013)

What is a social organization? Discuss how precepts about caste and social classes influences smooth running of society.(2014)

Chapter 9: Social Problems in Pakistan

POPULATION

The size of population could be one quantitative basis of distinguishing rural from an urban community. Suggest qualitative criteria for differentiation the rural and urban communities from each other. (1992)

Birth, deaths and migration are the three factors that determine the population growth rate of a country. What is happening to these factors that the population if Pakistan is growing at an unprecedented rate? Give arguments in support of your answer. (1993)

Discuss – Social consequences of high population growth rate. (2000)

Short note – Implications of population growth. (2004)

Future of cities in Pakistan. (2004)

In what manner the size of the population affects the shape of the society. How the mass exodus of rural population to urban areas and shift of agricultural non-agricultural occupations has affected the function of the family.

Rural-Urban convergence and the future of cities in Pakistan (2007)

Short Note – Effects of Population Policy 2002 (2008)

ALIENATION

Political thinkers in Pakistan lament that man in the street is alienated. Do you agree to the statement and if you agree give reasons. Discuss:

Nature of alienation
Integration
Integrative patterns in Pakistan (2007)

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION

Prove that Pakistan is passing through the phase of demographic transitions. Suggest measures to shorten this transitional phase. (1992)

Note – Demographic transitions identifying the stage in Pakistan. (2007)

DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR

What is Deviant behaviour? Discuss the major types of crime in Pakistan with your suggestions for their reformations. (1999)

What are the social effects of deviance and do crime fighting programmes including imprisonment work in Pakistan. (2004)

SOCIAL CONFLICTS

Short note- Social conflicts (2006)

In the light of theoretical perspectives (Hegel, Marx, Coser,Mills) explain the true nature of conflict. Discuss the various forms of pervasive conflict in Pakistan Society. (2007)

INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

Short note – International migration (2001)

Rural-Urban migration is causing labour-drain form rural communities. What problems this situation is creating in the labour market of rural communities. As a subject scholar, what do you suggest to minimize these problems? Discuss with examples. (2006)

Migration from rural to urban area is on the rise in Pakistan. Discuss all the positive and negative points at the origin and destination keeping theory of migration into consideration. (2008)

Short note – Internal migration (2008)

Discuss Migration as a social phenomenon. (2009)

AGING

Short note – Aging of population. (2003)

DRUG ABUSE

Drug abuse has become a critical issue of Pakistan. Analyze the factors that help in the generation of this problem. (1994)

Note – drug abuse and crime (2001)

Note – Drug abuse (2006)

Note –Drug abuse in Pakistan (2010)

Define the term "Social problem" and discuss the causes of drug abuse in Pakistan. (2011)

SMUGGLING

Define social problem. Discuss the cause and consequences of smuggling specially the socio-cultural dimensions of the problem. (2000)

Define social problems. Discuss the causes and consequences of smuggling. (2009)

ILLITERACY

Prove that illiteracy is a social problem of Pakistan. (1993)

POVERTY

Note- Poverty issue in Pakistan (2002), (2010)

How you can define poverty and what strategies the Government of Pakistan has adopted to alleviate poverty and also discuss the role of NGOs to address the issue of poverty. (2004)
Short Notes : The role of government and non-governmental organization in poverty alleviation of Pakistan.(2014)

ABUSES AND CRIMES

Explain social, environmental and psychological factors associated with young criminals. Answer the question with special reference to Pakistani society. (2002)

Note – Child and woman abuse in Pakistan. (2002)

The young criminals have been on the increase in Pakistan for the last many years in jail. Write down critically the main effects associated with Juvenile delinquency. (2003)

Note – Factors influencing high divorce rate in Pakistan (2003)

Note – Factions and feuds (2005)

Note – Parole System in Pakistan (2005)

SUICIDE

Discuss Emile Durkheim’s analysis of suicide and its effects on human society. (1999)

Durkheim wrote extensively on the suicide. Critically examine his views about suicide. (2003)

Define suicide and its type. Explain in detail the theory of anomy presented by Emile-Durkhein. In what way the theory would be helpful in the solution of current involvement of Pakistani youth in suicidal attempts.(2012)

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

Discuss the theories of personality development with supporting examples. (1990)

How does socialization help in the development of personality? (1992)

MODERNIZATION

What do you understand by the term modernization? Discuss the important factors associated with modernization of a society with special reference to Pakistan society. (2002)

GROUPS

Short Notes- Group Dynamics(1990)

Short Notes- Reference Group (1990)

Why are human groupsnecessary? How does our present society foster the growth of specialized groups? (1990)

Discuss the role of social groupand culture in personality formation (1991)

Are primary groups synonymous to the reference groups? Please argue defining both and comparing them with examples. (1997)

If heredity makes what an individual is then how and what groupscontribute in socializing us to become interactive useful member of society? (2000)

Differentiate between Primary and Secondary Groups. Discuss the character of Primary Relations. (2005)

MISCELLANEOUS

The present status of women in Pakistani society cannot be changed unless they go through the process of “empowerment”. Discuss. (1991)

Define the terms Race and Racism. Discuss the causes responsible for Race Prejudices and how these can be eradicated. (2005)

Discuss the status of elderly people in Pakistani society. (2011)

What is the mind construction and explain if it is a planned activity? Discuss the role of education policy towards the formation of social mind and also show its importance in a separate paragraph.(2014)

Discuss the burgeoning role of social media in Pakistan. Explain the importance of regulating the mainstream electronic media towards the achievement of national goals. Illustrate your answer with examples from Pakistan.(2014)

What is the trained incapacity? Write two examples about two institutions in Pakistan where trained incapacity is promoted and where empowerment is encouraged.(2014)

Short notes:
- Looking-glass self (1990)
- Delinquent and offender (1997)
- Social environment and social ecology (1997)
- Social dynamism (1998)
- SAP (1998)
- Changing family pattern, its causes and consequences.(2012)
- Education as a factor of development (2014)
- Security as a social construct (2014)

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