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📝 Past Paper 2017
Source: FPSC BS-17 Competitive Examination-2017, Sociology paper (Part-I: 20 MCQs, 20 marks — MCQ booklet not available in this file, so no MCQ key here. Part-II: attempt 4 of 7, 20 marks each).
Part-II question map
| Q | Question | Topic | Notes page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | How do evolutionary theories of sociology transform societies? Compare classical and neo-classical schools on social change | Evolutionary theory — classical (Spencer, Comte, Ibn-e-Khaldun) vs neo-evolutionism | 6. Social & Cultural Change and Social Policy |
| Q3 | Core elements of rigorous research design in social research | Research design — elements (problem, hypothesis, variables, sampling, tools, validity/reliability) | 12. Methods of Sociological Research |
| Q4 | Socio-cultural factors that enhance/retard social and cultural change | Factors of social change | 6. Social & Cultural Change and Social Policy |
| Q5 | Marx and Weber on alienation vs Durkheim's anomie — compare | Alienation (Marx, Weber) vs Anomie (Durkheim) | Theorist — Karl Marx (comparison note) |
| Q6 | Capitalism vs Socialism — productivity, inequality, personal freedom | Economic systems compared | Theorist — Karl Marx (Capitalism vs Socialism note) |
| Q7 | Role of culture in socialization — which cultural patterns explain it | Culture and socialization of the individual | 1. Individual — Sociability & Sociality of Man |
| Q8 | Notes: (a) Political economy of globalization (b) Regional migration | Globalization's economic dimension; migration | 6. Social & Cultural Change and Social Policy (globalization) / Social Problems — Rural-Urban Migration |
Notes
- Q5 (Marx/Weber alienation vs Durkheim anomie — a three-way comparison) and Q6 (capitalism vs socialism) are new comparative angles not previously modeled; both added as full model answers to the Marx theorist page.
- Q2's classical-vs-neo-classical framing of evolutionary theory is new; added as a note on the Social & Cultural Change page alongside the existing Evolutionary Theory (Ibn-e-Khaldun) content.