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Question

Match the authors in Column I with their books in Column II.
 

Column IColumn II
AuthorBook
LPierre Bourdieu1The Presentation of Self in
Everyday Life
MErving Goffman2The Theory of the Leisure Class
NThorstein Veblen3Agricultural Involution
OClifford Geertz4A Social Critique of the
Judgement of Taste
  5Encountering Development

The correct answer is
L-4; M-1; N-2; O-3

Matching Authors and Books: A Sociological Overview

This question requires matching prominent sociologists from Column I with their significant works listed in Column II. The correct matches are based on established academic contributions.

Correct Author-Book Pairings

The established pairings between authors (Column I) and their books (Column II) are as follows:

Column I: Author Column II: Book Match Book Title
L: Pierre Bourdieu 4 A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste
M: Erving Goffman 1 The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
N: Thorstein Veblen 2 The Theory of the Leisure Class
O: Clifford Geertz 3 Agricultural Involution

Explanation of Matches

  • Pierre Bourdieu (L) is matched with 'A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste' (4). Bourdieu's work, notably 'Distinction', critically examines how taste functions as a marker of social class and distinction.
  • Erving Goffman (M) is correctly paired with 'The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life' (1). This seminal work uses dramaturgical analysis to explore social interaction.
  • Thorstein Veblen (N) is matched with 'The Theory of the Leisure Class' (2). Veblen's book is famous for introducing concepts like 'conspicuous consumption'.
  • Clifford Geertz (O) is correctly associated with 'Agricultural Involution' (3). This work is a key text in anthropology and sociology, analyzing ecological and cultural factors in Indonesian agriculture.
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Important Questions from Modern Sociological Theory

  1. Which among the following is/are advocated by Karl Marx in proposing the Dialectical process?
  2. Match the scholars in Column I with their approaches in Column II:
     

    Column IColumn II
    ScholarApproach
    MGeorge Herbert Mead1Symbolic Interactionism
    NHarold Garfinkel2Ethnography
    ORobert Chambers3Ethnomethodology
    PClifford Geertz4Participatory Research
  3. Match the following sociologists in Column I with sociological theory/concept in Column II.
     

    Column IColumn II
    SociologistTheory/Concept
    LM. N. Srinivas1Alliance Theory
    MPierre Bourdieu2Emotional Labour
    NArlie Hochschild3Field
    OClaude Levi-Strauss4Field View
      5Collective Memory
  4. Which of the following statement(s) about the concept of intersectionality as developed by Kimberle Crenshaw is/are CORRECT?
  5. Fill in the blank with the correct option. 

    According to Thomas Kuhn, activities of normal science are like puzzle solving, since they seek to reach __________ that include solving instrumental, conceptual and methodological problems within the confines of certain rules.

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