What are the basic questions which inspired Durkheim to study the division of labour in society? Critically comment on his conclusions.(UPSC PYQ)
Discuss Durkheim’s concept of Division of Labour. In what way does it differ from that of classical and neoclassical economists?(UPSC PYQ)
According to Marx, capitalism transforms even the personal relationships between men and women. Critically examine with illustrations from the contemporary Indian context.(UPSC PYQ)
Examine Karl Marx’s views on ‘class-in-itself’ and ‘class-for-itself’ with reference to proletarians.(UPSC PYQ)
Explain Karl Marx’s conception of class-antagonism. How have the functionalists reacted to his views? (UPSC PYQ)
Sometimes workers do not feel attachment for their work. Marx formed a theory for this situation, discuss that theory .(UPSC PYQ)
Explain Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalistic mode of production and class struggle. What are the intellectual reactions to his views? (UPSC PYQ)
“It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but on the contrary, it is their social being that determines their consciousness.”Examine Karl Marx’s notion of mode of production in the light of this statement. (UPSC PYQ)