Q.What, according to Irawati Karve, are the Major difference between North Indian and South Indian Kinship system? 10 Marks/2019

Q.In the light of judicial intervention on ‘Live-in relationships’, discuss the future of marriage and family in India. 20 Marks/2019

Q.What are the new forms of family in developed societies? Discuss.10 Marks/2018

Q.Define patriarchy. How does patriarchy manifest in interpersonal relations?20 Marks/2018

Q.Distinguish between family and household with reference to the concept of development of the household.20 Marks/2018

Q.Examine ‘patriarchal bargain‘as gendered division of work in contemporary India.10 Marks/2017

Q.Examine the relationship between the contemporary trends in marriage and changing from of family.20 Marks/2017

Q.Discuss the regional variations of kinship system in Indian society.20 Marks/2017

Q.To what extent is patriarchy a cause for the problems of women? Discuss.10 Marks/2016

Q.Discuss the contemporary trends in family as a response to social change in modern society. 20 marks/2016

Q.Distinguish between family and household as sociological concepts. 10 marks/2016

Q.Is male authority absent in matrilineal society? Discuss. 10 marks/2015

Q.How do the rules of descent and alliance in kinship differ from each other? Illustrate. 10 marks/2015
 

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