Sociology Paper 2017
 

[CENTER][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=4]FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION - 2017
FOR RECRUITMENT TO POST IN BS - 17
UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

[B][U]SOCIOLOGY[/U][/B][/SIZE][/FONT]
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TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS
PART - I (MCQs): MAXIMUM 30 MINUTES
PART - I (MCQs): MAXIMUM MARKS = 20
PART - II MAXIMUM MARKS = 80

[B] NOTE:[/B]
(i) Part - II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART - II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
(iv) Candidate must write Q. No. in the Answer Book in Accordance with Q. No. in the Q. Paper.
(v) No Page / Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
(vi) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be considered.

[CENTER][FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=3][U][B] PART - II[/B][/U][/SIZE][/FONT]
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Q.2 How evolutionary theories of sociology provide a stimulating gesture to transform societies? Compare and contrast the classical and neo-classical school of thoughts for understanding phenomenon of social change.

Q.3 What are core elements which lead to develop rigorous research design in social research?

Q.4 Discuss in brief the socio-cultural factors that may enhance and retard the process of social and cultural change in societies.

Q.5 Marx and Weber theorized that modern society alienated people. How do their approaches contrast each other and how their concepts of alienation can be compared with Durkheim's concept of anomic?

Q.6 What is the role of culture in socialization of an individual to become a useful member of a society? Discus what cultural patterns help to explain this phenomenon.

Q.7 Terrorism has become a real and potential threat to the global peace and stability. What role social scientists can play to combat their problem?

Q.8 Write notes on the following:
(A) Political economy of globalization
(B) Regional migration

Bit disappointed over the lack of CPEC and China in this one but FPSC couldn't have made an easier paper. Really simple and to the point.



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[QUOTE=choochi;1004475]Bit disappointed over the lack of CPEC and China in this one but FPSC couldn't have made an easier paper. Really simple and to the point.



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Except two questions at the end, the whole paper seems to be a research paper questions. Sociology won the battle in war of being difficultness. May be I am not familiar to subject, though I have read it once as an elective subject. Why it is discrimnation, in our institutes, we are taught one thing in a different angle and when it comes to be a part of exam, it takes U turns to be like a research paper.

[QUOTE=Greenboat;1004488]Except two questions at the end, the whole paper seems to be a research paper questions. Sociology won the battle in war of being difficultness. May be I am not familiar to subject, though I have read it once as an elective subject. Why it is discrimnation, in our institutes, we are taught one thing in a different angle and when it comes to be a part of exam, it takes U turns to be like a research paper.[/QUOTE]
I don't think the paper was that research focused, granted the things were asked with a bit of a twist but that should be expected from a competitive exam. I believe CSS aspirants should be able to solve such questions even if they're a bit research based, provided they have gone through the syllabus extensively and made their own notes. But I understand where you're coming from.

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[QUOTE=choochi;1004501]I don't think the paper was that research focused, granted the things were asked with a bit of a twist but that should be expected from a competitive exam. I believe CSS aspirants should be able to solve such questions even if they're a bit research based, provided they have gone through the syllabus extensively and made their own notes. But I understand where you're coming from.

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What did you understand, am I coming from Mars:dd

Can someone please share a rough sketch for Q#4 & 6?

[QUOTE=Yousuf Aziz;1004509]Can someone please share a rough sketch for Q#4 & 6?[/QUOTE]


What is the role of culture in socializaton of an individual to become a useful member of society, discuss what culture pattern help to this phenomenon:


+Role of Culture in Socialization

+Western culture and Eastern Culture

+An individual is a part of culture in Socialization
-Pre-Historic cultural socialization (Stone age, Neolithic ages)

-Evolution of an individual to become an agent of cultural socialization

-Becoming an entity in Cultural Socialization

-Having adjustments in society in meaningful stages

-Culture depicts the anthropologic norms, beliefs & customs in socialization

+Cultural pattern in helping this phenomenon
-Euroasian cultural pattern to some extent
-prevailing culture development in socialization
-Creating awarebess through agent of socialization
-Tolerance theory along with glance at social contract theory
-Improving HDI along with social needs

+Critical Analysis
-extensive analysis as a case study of Pakistan with prevailing examples

[QUOTE=Greenboat;1004507]What did you understand, am I coming from Mars:dd[/QUOTE]
That Fpsc should follow the syllabus strictly. But I believe aspirants should be encouraged to utilize analytical thinking a little bit.

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[QUOTE=Greenboat;1004525]What is the role of culture in socializaton of an individual to become a useful member of society, discuss what culture pattern help to this phenomenon:


+Role of Culture in Socialization

+Western culture and Eastern Culture

+An individual is a part of culture in Socialization
-Pre-Historic cultural socialization (Stone age, Neolithic ages)

-Evolution of an individual to become an agent of cultural socialization

-Becoming an entity in Cultural Socialization

-Having adjustments in society in meaningful stages

-Culture depicts the anthropologic norms, beliefs & customs in socialization

+Cultural pattern in helping this phenomenon
-Euroasian cultural pattern to some extent
-prevailing culture development in socialization
-Creating awarebess through agent of socialization
-Tolerance theory along with glance at social contract theory
-Improving HDI along with social needs

+Critical Analysis
-extensive analysis as a case study of Pakistan with prevailing examples[/QUOTE]
Impressive work. Now I know where i got deviated. I misinterpreted the term [B]Cultural Patterns.[/B] :(

Can anyone share MCQs ?

i attempt question 3,4,6,7 and i attempt very well.My paper went very well but one thing in sociology paper is terrorism.We attempt terrorism question in sociological term so we cann't called its easy paper as we used term of formal control,political instituion,family instituion.Any one can attempt if attempt without sociological concept but main thing is used sociological concept that give marks.

Can you share some MCQs from the paper?

Some of the MCQs
 

Qualitative Data Means is expressed in:
Words , Numbers , both , none

A system where descent can be traced through the female:
Matrilocal
Matriarchal
[B]Matrilineal[/B]

The concept whereby people view other cultures in comparison to their own:
Ethocentrism , cultural relativism , other options

A group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles:
[B]Subculture[/B]

Commonly used measure of variability whose size indicates the dispersion of a distribution is:
[B]Standard deviation[/B]

Suicide resulting from excessive regulation and discipline is known as:
Egoistic , Anomie ,Altruistic, None of these

A social condition in which values are conflicting, weak or absent is called:
[B]Anomie[/B]

[QUOTE=Shehryar Aziz;1008224]Qualitative Data Means is expressed in:
Words , Numbers , both , none

A system where descent can be traced through the female:
Matrilocal
Matriarchal
[B]Matrilineal[/B]

The concept whereby people view other cultures in comparison to their own:
Ethocentrism , cultural relativism , other options

A group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles:
[B]Subculture[/B]

Commonly used measure of variability whose size indicates the dispersion of a distribution is:
[B]Standard deviation[/B]

Suicide resulting from excessive regulation and discipline is known as:
Egoistic , Anomie ,Altruistic, None of these

A social condition in which values are conflicting, weak or absent is called:
[B]Anomie[/B][/QUOTE]


suicide resulting from excessive regulation and discipline is altrustic suicide in which social integration is high and people so much emotinally involved in group like millitary sacrifice their life for their homeland,suicide bomber all are example of altruistic suicide in which social integration is very high and remaining two types like anomie and egoistic suicide in which social integration is low.I tick altruistic suicide in my paper

Sociology
 

I guess the question to be attempted in the following way because this demands short and comprehensive arguments.

Introduction.

The Role of culture in socialization of an individual to become a useful member of society needs to be analyzed and discussed in the context of our cultural social institutions as important pattern of society because culture is a way of life and a valuable product of pattern of behavior.

2. How the real image of social institutions help an individual to be useful member ?

3. how the idea is criticized.

Conclusion.

sociology is scoring subject or not???

[QUOTE=Greenboat;1004525]What is the role of culture in socializaton of an individual to become a useful member of society, discuss what culture pattern help to this phenomenon:


+Role of Culture in Socialization

+Western culture and Eastern Culture

+An individual is a part of culture in Socialization
-Pre-Historic cultural socialization (Stone age, Neolithic ages)

-Evolution of an individual to become an agent of cultural socialization

-Becoming an entity in Cultural Socialization

-Having adjustments in society in meaningful stages

-Culture depicts the anthropologic norms, beliefs & customs in socialization

+Cultural pattern in helping this phenomenon
-Euroasian cultural pattern to some extent
-prevailing culture development in socialization
-Creating awarebess through agent of socialization
-Tolerance theory along with glance at social contract theory
-Improving HDI along with social needs

+Critical Analysis
-extensive analysis as a case study of Pakistan with prevailing examples[/QUOTE]
it seems like you're writing an essay paper... it takes time for one single answer although you've to answer other questions as well. In my opinion, it should be less than you've mentioned.