CSS Sociology Past Paper 2003

PART-II (Subjective) 80 Marks

Attempt ONLY FOUR Questions from PART-II. (20×4)

PART-II

Q.2 Durkheim wrote extensively on suicide. Critically examine his views about suicide.

Q.3 The number of young criminals has been on the increase in Pakistan for the last many years. Write critically about the main factors associated with juvenile delinquency.

Q.4 What do you understand by the diffusion of innovation? Taking the Pakistani situation into account, are we in a position to reach the stage of economic takeoff?

Q.5 Describe the idea of the philosophy of money as presented by George Simmel. How and in what ways have other scholars presented their views to describe the idea of the philosophy of money?

Q.6 When is survey research appropriate? What type of survey research would you use to study heroin users? Defend the logic of your choice.

Q.7 What do you understand by scales and indexes used in social sciences? When is it necessary to shift the base of an index and how is this process carried out?

Q.8 Write short notes on the following:
(a) Aging of population
(b) Factors influencing the high divorce rate in Pakistan.