Can Merton’s reference group theory be relevant in understanding identity making’ in digital world? Explain.(UPSC PYQ)
What is the relationship (similarities and differences) between sociology and history in terms of their area of study and methodology? Discuss.(UPSC PYQ)
What is common sense? How are common knowledge and sociology related to each other? Explain.(UPSC PYQ)
Critically examine Max Weber’s theory of the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Could it be the otherwise possibility that the tenets of Capitalism must also have affected the emergence of the Protestant ethic? Comment with suitable examples. (UPSC PYQ)
What is the subject-matter of Sociology according to Max Weber? Which major methods did he suggest for social science research? Illustrate your answer with his sociological contributions (UPSC PYQ)
What, according to Max Weber, is the role of “particular religious ideas” in the emergence of modern capitalism? (UPSC PYQ)