pyq/2014/sociology-optional-i/3

(a) What do you understand by gender? How does it shape 'male' identity? (20 marks)

(b) “According to Max Weber, ‘class’ and ‘status’ are two different dimensions of power.” Discuss. (20 marks)

(c) Using Merton’s concepts of ‘manifest’ and ‘latent’ functions, explain the persistence of corruption in Indian society. (10 marks)