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Who among the following has considered that history fluctuates between two kinds of culture-sensate and ideational during the phase of social change?

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Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, permits divorce on the grounds of

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Networks can exist in which of the following set of environments?

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Which one of the following is correct with regard to the difference between a proletariat and a slave?

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In a family, the grandfather was a potter in a village and father taught in a school of a town and now son is an engineer in a multi-national company in a metro city. This illustrates

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A common method used for the study of social institution is:

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What does the process of acculturation refer to?

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It is believed that conformity with the customs is:

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Who gave the concept of 'Community of Meaning'?

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In which one of the following residence married couples go to live with a brother of the groom's mother?

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Which one of the followingis a base of 'Ascribed Status'?

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Consider the following statements
1. Social change is universal.
2. Social change is individual in nature.
3. Social change results from interaction of a number of factors.
4. Social change is not uniform.
Which one of the above statements is/are not correct?

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The term 'status group' was coined by

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Anonymity is a feature of . . . . . . . . community.

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Which of the following statements associated with status and role are correct?
1. Status is ascribed to a person as the person achieves it.
2. Role is a guide to status expected from a person.
3. Role is the behaviour appropriate to a society.
4. Status is a recognised social position with in a society.
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Who among the following is a critic of 'Kingsley Davis' Theory of Social Stratification?

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Institutional structure of a political institution is:

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Which among are the feature of culture?

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Which one of the following characteristics correctly explains the term 'institution' sociologically?

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Which one of the following is not the characteristic of a community?

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