Social Structure, Stratification and Social Processes in Society
EXERCISES
1. Discuss the different tasks that demand cooperation with reference to agricultural or industrial operations.
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2. Is cooperation always voluntary or is it enforced? If enforced, is it sanctions or is the strength of norms that ensure cooperation? Discuss with examples.
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3. Can you find illustrative examples of conflict drawn from Indian society? Discuss the causes that led to conflict in each instance.
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4. Write an essay based on examples to show how conflicts get resolved.
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5. Imagine a society where there is no competition. Is it possible? If not,
why not?
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6. Talk to your parents and elders, grandparents and their contemporaries and
discuss whether modern society is really more competitive or conflict ridden
than it used to be before. And if you think it is, how would you explain this
sociologically?
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