Arts (English Medium) Class 11 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Compare two cultures with which you are familiar. Is it difficult not to be ethnocentric?

Discuss two different approaches to studying cultural change.

Is cosmopolitanism something you associate with modernity? Observe and give examples of ethnocentrism.

What are some of the reasons for `objectivity’ being more complicated in social sciences, particularly disciplines like sociology?

What is meant by `reflexivity’ and why is it important in sociology?

What are some of the things that ethnographers and sociologists do during participant observation?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of participant observation as a method?

Would you agree with the statement that rapid social change is a comparatively new phenomenon in human history? Give reasons for your answer.

How is a social change to be distinguished from other kinds of change?

What do you understand by `structural change’? Explain with examples other than those in the text.

Describe some kinds of environment-related social change.

What are some kinds of changes brought about by technology and the economy?

What are some of the important forms of pollution-related environmental hazards?

What are the major environmental issues associated with resource depletion?

Why is the Enlightenment important for the development of sociology?

How was the Industrial Revolution responsible for giving rise to sociology?

What are the various components of a mode of production?

Write an essay on `work’. Focus on both the range of occupations, which exist and how they change.

What in your mind is the most effective agent of socialisation for your generation? How do you think it was different before?