FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, 1987 FOR RECRUITMENT TO
POSTS IN B.P.S. 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SOCIOLOGY
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
NOTE: Attempt any FIVE questions. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
1 ‘Individual is a prisoner of society’. Comment discussing the relationship between individual and society.
2 Discuss the concept of ‘social Solidarity’ and compare the ideas of Ibn-e-Khuldun and Emile Dur Kheim about this.
3 Explain different methods of data collection and say at what situation a particular method is better suited than others.
4 “Social Class is an important social reality. Social class largely determines one’s life opportunities and colors one’s personality development’. Comment discussing the significance of social class for the individual.
5 ‘Informal methods of social control are far more effective than the formal ones’. Elaborate giving examples from Pakistani society.
6 Distinguish between social change and cultural change and discuss major factors bringing socio-cultural changes in rural areas of Pakistan.
7 “Urban life and personality are affected by the physical and social conditions of urban living.” Elaborate discussing the salient sociological characteristics of urbanism.
8 What do you understand by ” Institutionalized evasion of institutional roles”? Analyse the current situation of deviancy in different fields of life in Pakistan in terms of “institutionalized evasion.”
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