List - I
ThinkerList - II
ConceptA. Karl Marx I. Ideal types B. Max Weber II. Dialectical Materialism C. R.K. Merton III. High Modernity D. Anthony Giddens IV. Deviance
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
This section provides a clear matching of prominent sociology thinkers with their core concepts, crucial for exam preparation.
Correctly associating thinkers with their seminal ideas is essential. Here’s the breakdown:
The correct pairings derived from the analysis are:
| List I (Thinker) | List II (Concept) |
| A. Karl Marx | II. Dialectical Materialism |
| B. Max Weber | I. Ideal types |
| C. R.K. Merton | IV. Deviance |
| D. Anthony Giddens | III. High Modernity |
This corresponds to the option: A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III.
Morgenthau's principles of political realism are:
A. Politics is rooted in permanent and unchanging human nature which is basically self centred, self-regarding and self-interested
B. Politics is an autonomous sphere of action and cannot therefore be reduced to morals
C. International Politics is an arena of conflicting self-interests
D. The ethics of international relations is situational ethics which is very different from private morality
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Who among the following political thinkers consider the anarchical self help system to be a compelling factor for States to maximise their relative power positions?