Marxian Approach in Indian Rural Studies
The question asks to identify the scholar who utilized a historical - Marxian approach for the study of rural society within India.
Identifying the Sociologist
The historical - Marxian approach focuses on analyzing social phenomena, particularly rural society in India, through the lens of historical materialism, class analysis, and economic determinism.
Among the listed scholars, Ram Krishna Mukherjee is recognized for his significant contributions using this specific theoretical framework to understand the Indian rural social structure and its historical transformations.
While other sociologists like M.N. Srinivas, S.C. Dube, and Yogendra Singh have studied Indian rural society, they are primarily associated with different theoretical perspectives such as structural-functionalism, Sanskritization, or modernization theories.
Important Questions from Indian Sociologists - Teaching
- Who has written/edited the book ‘Peasants and Peasant Societies’ ?
- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : N.K. Bose emphasised the need to bring ethnology and Indology together in the study of Indian society.
Reason (R) : It is possible to reconstruct the structure of Indian constitution through these two approaches.
In the context of above statements which one of the following is correct ? Match List - I with List - II and mark the correct answer from the following codes :
List - I (concepts) List - II (Thinkers) (a) Cultural diversity (i) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Social Justice (ii) L. Dumont (c) Purity and Pollution (iii) A.R. Desai (d) Freedom Movement (iv) D.P. Mukherji Who wrote the book, 'Caste and Race in India'?
Match List - I with List - II:
List - I List - II (Tribe) (Dormitories) A. Gonds I. Kichuki B. Oraon II. Dhumkuria C. Bhutia III. Gotul D. Angami Naga IV Rangbang Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
