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SOCIOLOGY
  • Sociology is the scientific study of human social life.” Elaborate this statement with research methods applicable in sociological studies. (1990)
  • As an officer how can you benefit yourself from the subject matter sociology? (1992)
  • Sociology is social science of human interaction. Please elucidate. (1997)
  • Note – Sociology of the Holy Quran (1998)
  • Sociology is the controlled observation and interpretation of differing patterns of human relationships, their sources and consequences.” (Wilson) Discuss it in detail. (1999)

Chapter 1: Individual, Culture and Society

INDIVIDUAL AS A SOCIAL PRODUCT.
  • Prove that “individual is a social produce”. Highlight the contribution of culture and society in this process. (1993)

METHODS OF SOCIALIZATION
  • How does socialization help in the development of personality? (1992)
  • What do you understand by socialization? Discuss its function in the family. (1999)
  • What is the role of culture in socialization of an individual to become a useful member of a society? Discuss with examples. (2001)
  • In your opinion what are the advantages of socialization? Is socialization process applicable to the adults? Discuss it. (2005)
  • 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)
  • Individual is product of society and culture. Different methods of socialization lead to a variety of building norms and values in the personality of individuals. Discuss:
    (a) the relationship of individual, society and culture.
    (b) Different methods of socialization
    (c) the variation exemplified due to different methods of socialization in norms and values. (2007)
  • Heredity versus group influence has given birth to controversy in explaining socialisation process. Where do you locate yourself in the theoretical debate? (2013)

ETHNOCENTRISM
  • Short note - Ethnocentrism and xenocentrism (1990)
  • Ethnocentrism leads to sectarianism. Is it so? How both are number one problems of Pakistan? What are the remedies? (1997)
  • Short note - Ethnocentrism (2004)

NORMS AND VALUES
  • Short note - Value and norm (1997)
  • In what respects are your values similar to those of your parents? In what respects do they differ? How do you explain these differences? (2008)

CULTURAL PATTERNS
  • Discuss the role of culture and social group in the formation of personality. (1991)
  • Define culture. Use this definition as a framework and discuss the salient features of Pakistani culture. (1992)
  • Prove that “individual is a social produce”. Highlight the contribution of culture and society in this process. (1993)
  • Culture is everything which is socially learned and shared by the members of a society. Discuss by giving examples from Pakistan society. (1994)
  • Define and corroborate – Culture and sub-culture. (1997)
  • “The cultural deception of the West and the cultural diffusion of the East lead to anomic.” Elucidate. (1998)
  • Often social change results in social disorganization. What cultural prerequisite can avoid such situation? (1998)
  • Discuss – Cultural implications of the small/nuclear family. (2000)
  • Why is culture indispensable to human society and what part do norms and values play in social life.” (2004)
  • It has been said that a person raised in one culture may learn to act like people in an adopted culture, but will never be able to think and feel like a person of adopted culture. Do you agree?
  • Define culture invasion? Explain in detail the role of technological innovation and mass media in the revolution of rising expectations and the disruption of traditional society of Pakistan.(2012)
  • Short Notes : Culture diffusion and schools of thoughts on culture diffusion.(2012)

Chapter 2: Sociological Theory


THEORIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
  • Short note – Theory of differential association.
  • Discuss the contribution of Ibn-i-Khaldun as a Muslim Social thinker. (1990)
  • Who was Ibne Khaldun? What is his contribution to sociology with which publication and what theory? Is he a father of Sociology? (1997)
  • Ibne Khaldun is quoted to have said, “Solidarity with community lies in the adoption of moral standards inculcated by family to each member collectively responding to social responsibility.” Please offer comments. (1998)
  • Max Weber has written the book “Sociology of Religion”. What are its main contents? (1998)
  • Comprehensive note – Ibne Khaldun’s contribution to Sociology. (1999)
  • Discuss the contributions of Ferdinand Tonnies to scientific sociology. (1999)
  • Keeping in view the contributions of Max Weber and Karl Marx, elaborate the salient features of the school of sociological thought they present. (2000)
  • Ibne Khaldun is known as “Father of Sociology”. Briefly discuss his contributions to sociology. (2001)
  • Discuss the concept of social solidarity and are the ideas of Ibne Khaldun and Emile Durkheim on this regard.
  • Divisions of Labour has been discussed by various sociological theories. Discuss in detail the point of view taken about divisions of labour by Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim. (2002)
  • Max Weber is a strong advocate of bureaucratic forum of government system. Explain in detail what lead Max Weber to write in favour of bureaucracy. (2002)
  • Describe the idea of philosophy of money as presented by George Simmel. How and in what ways other scholars have presented their views to describe the idea of philosophy of money. (2003)
  • What major contributions did Karl Marx and Ibne Khaldun make to our understanding of the social experience? (2004)
  • What are different theories about origin of society? Discuss them in detail. (2005)
  • What is the role of C. W. Mills in the development of Frankfurt School of Conflict Theory? Where and how he differs from his contemporaries? Discuss with evidence. (2006)
  • What major contributions were made by Emile Durkhiem and Max Weber to the understanding of society theoretically? How far the two theories can be taken relevant today? (2007)
  • Karl Marx has discussed labour theory of value in detail. What do you understand by that theory; write your answer in detail. (2008)
  • Discuss the major contributors of Max Weber in understanding the society theoretically. (2009)
  • Karl Marx Theory of Labour Discuss in detail. (2009), (2011)
  • Discuss critically the theories of social action and bureacracy presented by Max Weber. How the theory of bureaucracy is relevant to situation in Pakistan? Discuss with logic and evidence. (2010)
  • Write a note in detail on "Evolutionary Theory" given by Ibn-i-Khaldun. (2011)
  • Explain in detail the analysis of social conflict in capitist society shown by the prominent sociologist and economist Karl Marx.(2012)
  • Is Max Weber more relevant than Durkheim in today's globalising world? Discuss with reference to their theoretical contributions. (2013)
  • Short Notes : Marxist influence on sociological theory. (2013)


  • Discuss attribution theories with special reference to media portrayals of social issues. Explain the role of dispositional traits and situational factors for individual actions or decision making. (2014)



Chapter 3: Methods of Sociological Research

SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Sociological research findings are scientific to the extent sociologists use scientific method of research. Discuss. (1991)
  • Distinguish between survey research and experimental research. Choose anyone of the two and discuss it in detail. (1991)
  • Distinguish between probability and non-probability sampling. Discuss the types of probability sampling in detail. (1992)
  • What do you understand by research design? Take any research which you think is suitable to study human behaviour and discuss it in detail. (1994)
  • Is survey research really scientific? Illustrate by giving major scientific characteristics of survey research.
  • What is hypothesis? Formulate five hypothesis indicating variable of facts. (1997)
  • Which one of the designs of social research is more preferred by sociologists and why? (2000)
  • Discuss briefly the method of sociological research. Formulate three hypothesis indicating variable of each. (2001)
  • What do you understand by experimental method used in data collection? Explain why some researchers preferred it over other data collection methods in social sciences and for what kind of studies experimental method is used by researchers. (2002)
  • When is survey research appropriate? What type survey research would you use to study heroin users? Define the logic of your choice. (2003)
  • What do you understand by scales and indexes used in social sciences? When is it necessary to shift the base of an index and how is the process carried out? (2003)
  • Short Note – Probability and Non-probability Sampling (2004)
  • Why is research essential to the scientific enterprise and what are the principal theoretical methods available to sociologists in the study of social life? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? (2004)
  • Discuss the importance of social research for the study of sociology. Explain the steps to be taken in Social Research Process. (2005)
  • What is a research design? What type of a research design can be used for studying the problems of drug addiction/HIV/AIDS in Pakistani society? Discuss with examples. (2006)
  • Discuss the salient features of experimental design of research. What are the limitations in its application to the study of human behaviour?
  • A research design is a roadmap for investigation. Discuss the major decisions a researcher makes in designing a study. While discussing decisions, identify a research problem with reference to which the designing has been envisaged. (2007)
  • What type of survey would you use to study young criminals? Defend the logic of choice in detail. (2008)
  • Discuss the term Social Research and explain the important steps of inducting social research. (2009)
  • What is internal validity that influences social science research design? What are different threats to internal validity? Discuss with examples. (2010)
  • Define the term "Social Research" and discuss the procedure "How to conduct a Research?" (2011)
  • Define ethnomethodology. Explain in detail Garfinkel view regarding ethnomethodology. How he used ethnomethodology in the field of sociological resarch and inquiry.?(2012)
  • What is hypothesis? Develop a hypothesis and identify:
    (a) independent variables
    (b) dependant variable and
    (c) mediating variable (if any)(2013)
Chapter 4: Social Interaction

CLASS
  • What advantages and disadvantages does a closed class system hold for a society? For the individual? Mention some deliberate attempts to decrease competition for status in Pakistan. (1990)
  • What is social class? Does it perform some functions in society? Give arguments in support of your view point. (1991)
  • Discuss the significance of social class. (1994)
  • What is the difference of caste and class? How socio-cultural changes effect both? (1997)
  • Discuss the class structure of Pakistani society with special reference to(a) the influence of the class structure at the time of independence.(b) the determinants of social mobility (c) the feudal system (2007)
  • Define and differentiate between caste and class. Discuss the dynamics of classes in the existing feudal system. (2013)

BRADRI SYSTEM
  • What role biradri/caste system is playing in decision making on political issues especially local bodies elections in rural areas of Pakistan? How this biradri based political organization influences the community development processes? Discuss in the light of issues/conflicts arising from the situation and their impact on the individual, family and society. (2006)
  • What is role of biradri/castes in political system of Pakistan? support your answer with data and evidence from previous general election results in Pakistani society. (2010)

FEUDALISM
  • What is the difference of caste and class? Discuss the impact of Feudal System in Pakistan.
  • Among the social problems “Feudalism” still plays negative role to build up Pakistan as an egalitarian Islamic Republic. Please offer your own views with justification. (1998)
  • Critically evaluate – Feudal system in Pakistan. (2000)
  • What are the different forms of Social Classes? Discuss the impact of Feudal System in Pakistan. (2001)

STATUS
  • Define status. Discuss the factors which decide status of an individual in society. (2005)

SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND MOBILITY
  • Define social mobility. Discuss its determinants in Pakistani society.
  • Discuss the concept of social mobility and compare the ideas of Ibne Khuldun on the subject with those of Emile Durkehim.
  • What is social stratification? Discuss its significance by giving examples from Pakistani society. (1992)
  • Do you consider yourself to be a highly mobility-oriented? What factors do you think explain your mobility orientation? (1993)
  • What do you understand by social mobility? Discuss “do transfer of payments aid or discourage social mobility”. (2008)
  • Short Notes : Determinants of social mobility.(2013)

Chapter 5: Social Control
  • “The world would be a hopeless muddle if we were allowed to do exactly as we pleased and have all the freedom we wanted.” Comment on the statement with reference to social control. (1990)
  • Write an essay on social control highlighting the forces that become instrumental in a change from its informal status to a formal status. (1992)
  • Discuss the means and processes whereby Pakistani society secures its member’s conformity to its expectations. (1994)
  • Discuss briefly the internal and external means of social control with reference to Pakistani society. (2001)
  • Define social control. What are the informal modes of social control?
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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:
  1. Nature of alienation
  2. Integration
  3. 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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