WBCS Optional Question Paper on Sociology [Paper II] - 2014

1. Has market led industrialization and urbanization has resulted in western consumerism and materialistic culture to creeping in what adversely affect the plural Indian culture ? Explain with examples from contemporary India 2. Describe the process of social mobility among lower castes and discuss the role of Backward Classes Movement in strengthening this process. 3. Discuss how vocational diversification has affected the pattern of social stratification in india.