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B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) · Sem 1
2018 Dec Examination
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B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 Sociology I 2018 Dec Question Paper with Solutions
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The Paper as Set
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Q1
Unit 1
(a)Define sociology and explain its importance.[10]
Answer
For full marks, cover: a definition built from its Latin and Greek roots and from two authorities; the importance of sociology at four levels, for the person, the local community, the nation and the wider world, each with an example; its special importance for the study of law; a balancing note on its limits; a conclusion.
Definition
The word sociology was coined by Auguste Comte in 1838. It joins the Latin socius, a companion, with the Greek logos, study. So sociology is, in its roots, the study of people in company with one another.
- Comte, and after him Lester F. Ward and Franklin H. Giddings, treated it as the science of society as a whole.
- Emile Durkheim described it as the science of social institutions: how they arise and how they work.
Put simply, sociology is the scientific study of social life. It studies the groups, institutions and relationships through which people live together, and the ways these change.
Its importance at four levels
1. For the person
- Self-understanding. Much of what we take as our own choice is shaped by family, caste, class and region. Our language, food, ambitions and choice of partner are examples. Sociology shows how.
- Freedom from prejudice. Seeing how other groups live, and why, makes it harder to look down on them.
- Better decisions. A student who understands the job market, migration and family change chooses a course or a career with open eyes.
- Careers. Social work, journalism, research, human resources, administration and development work all draw on sociology.
2. For the local community
- Understanding local problems. Why do some villages share water peacefully while others quarrel? Why do children drop out of one school and not another? Sociological study of the locality answers such questions.
- Better local government. Panchayats and municipal bodies work better when they know the castes, classes and interests in their area.
- Planning welfare. Health workers, self-help groups and NGOs plan better when they know how families take decisions.
3. For the nation
- Planning and policy. Schemes on health, housing, nutrition and employment succeed only if they fit the people they serve. Sociology supplies the knowledge of those people.
- Social problems. Poverty, dowry, communalism, crime, alcoholism and caste violence need diagnosis before cure. Sociology studies their roots.
- National integration. In a country of many religions, languages and castes, sociology explains differences and shows shared interests.
- Democracy. Citizens who understand how caste, class and religion shape politics can vote and debate with more judgment.
- Managing change. Urbanisation, migration and new technology are changing India quickly. Sociology helps the state prepare for their social effects.
4. For the wider world
- Globalisation. Trade, media and migration tie societies together. Sociology studies how global forces meet local cultures.
- Migration. Millions of Indians work in other states and other countries. Their families, remittances and adjustment are sociological questions.
- Environment. Climate change and development raise questions of who bears the costs. Movements such as Chipko and Appiko show that ecology is also a social issue.
One example across the levels
Consider families who move from a dry district of north Karnataka to work on building sites in a city. For the person, sociology explains the strain of living between village and city. For the community left behind, it shows how remittances change who holds land and power. For the nation, it informs housing, schooling and health schemes for migrant children. For the world, it links these moves to global patterns of urban growth. One social fact is understood at every level, and each level needs a different policy.
Special importance for law
A law is passed in the legislature but lives in society. Sociology explains why some laws are obeyed and others evaded. It shows the social facts behind a dispute, such as power within a family or bargaining between employer and worker. Reformers need its knowledge before they draft. Judges increasingly look at social reality when they interpret rights. That is why law courses teach sociology in the first year.
A note of balance
Sociology does not decide what is right. It describes and explains; choosing goals belongs to citizens and lawmakers. Its findings are also limited by the difficulty of studying people objectively. But a society that studies itself acts more wisely than one that relies on guesswork.
Conclusion. Sociology, literally the study of companionship, is the scientific study of society and its institutions. Its importance runs from the person, whom it helps to understand themselves and others, to the community, the nation and the world. It aids planning, problem-solving, integration, democracy and the understanding of global change. For a student of law it is indispensable, because law succeeds only when it fits the society it governs.
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