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📝 Past Paper 2020
Source: FPSC BS-17 Competitive Examination-2020, Sociology paper (Part-II only shown: 80 marks, pick 4 of 7 questions).
Part-II question map
| Q | Topic | Notes page |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Social change vs. social structural change; 3 policy-maker priority areas | Social & Cultural Change and Social Policy (model 20-mark answer included) |
| 3 | Durkheim's functionalist view of religion vs. religious extremism in Pakistan | Social Institutions → Religion section (model 20-mark answer included) |
| 4 | Is Marx's capitalist perspective applicable today? | Theorist — Karl Marx (model 20-mark answer included) |
| 5 | Weber's verstehen, with two examples | Theorist — Max Weber (model 20-mark answer included) |
| 6 | Studying "moral degeneration" scientifically — full research process | Methods of Sociological Research (steps in research + research design) |
| 7 | Qualitative vs. quantitative research, with an example of each | Methods of Sociological Research (model 20-mark answer included) |
| 8 | (a) Types of society; (b) Caste and class dynamics in Pakistan | Society (types of society section) · Social Interaction (caste/class table) |
Notes
- Q6 ("moral degeneration" studied scientifically) has no dedicated page by that exact name — answer it by walking through the full research-steps sequence on the Methods page (define topic → literature review → hypothesis → design → data collection → analysis → conclusion), applied to a concrete Pakistan-relevant operationalization of "moral degeneration" (e.g. survey-measured shifts in reported honesty/corruption-tolerance over time, or qualitative interviews on perceived value change).