KSEEB Solutions for Class 8 Sociology Chapter 1 Introduction to Sociology

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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 Social Science Sociology Chapter 1 Introduction to Sociology

Class 8 Social Science Introduction to Sociology Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. Man is ______ being. (Social)
2. ‘Logos’ means ______ (Science or Study)
3. The Father of Sociology is ______ (Auguste Compte)
4. ______ is called as the advocate of ‘Conflict theory’. (Karl Marx)
5. Annihilation of Caste was written by ______ (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar)

II. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Who is called the father of Sociology?
Answer :
August Comte the French philosopher is called the father of Sociology.

Question 2.
Describe the nature of Sociology.
Answer :
Sociology is a Social Science. It is a definite Study. It is pure science. It is general science.

Question 3.
What is Sociology?
Answer :
Sociology deals with society and man. It is a subject which helps to study Society Scientifically. It is the Science of human society. It studies human society in a methodical manner.

Question 4.
Name the important early Sociologists.
Answer :
August Comte, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber.

Question 5.
Name the important Indian Sociologists.
Answer :
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar,
G. S. Ghruye, M.N. Srinivas,
C. Parvathamma, Iravatikarve and A.R. Desai.

III. Answer the following in 4 or 5 sentences :

Question 1.
Human beings are social beings. Explain.
Answer :

1. Relationship between the individual and society are unique
2. There is no society without individual & there is no individual without
3. He always longs to live with other human beings
4. The social living is necessary for the well being & growth

Question 2.
Explain the relationship between sociology and history.
Answer :
Sociology and history are interrelated histories is the recreation of the life a part society – sociology supports historians by providing scientific knowledge of various social institutions and their roles and functions.

Question 3.
What does Sociology study?
Answer :

1. Sociology studies human society scientifically
2. Supplements personality development
3. Understanding the social process
4. It helps in understanding social problems their solution
5. Sociology supports the effective implementation of development programmes.

Question 4.
What books were written by Karl Marx?
Answer :
Das capital, the holy family, the German ideology. The manifesto of the communist party.

Question 5.
Write a note on Ambedkar’s early life.
Answer :

1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born in Ambawade village of Maharastra on April 14, 1891. He lost his mother at the age of six and grew up under the care of his aunt Meerabai and started his primary education at Satara.
2. Ambedkar joined the popular Elphistone High school of Mumbai and passed matriculation with first in 1907.
3. He married Ramabai. With the help of a scholarship awarded by the maharaja of rupees twenty-five, Ambedkar earned his B.A & M.A. degrees. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1916.

Question 6.
Write a note on prominent sociologists from Karnataka C. Parvathamma.
Answer :
Parvathamma made genuine attempts to spread the learning of sociology across Karnataka proves her commitment and sense of social concerns. Her major contributions are ‘politics’ and Religion’. Sociological essays on Veera Shaivism, and her studies on the Socio-economic status of scheduled caste and tribes.

Question 7.
Write a note on noted Indian sociologist M.N. Srinivas.
Answer :
M.N.Srinivas is an internationally renowned Indian sociologist. He popularised the ‘field-based sociological .studies’ in India. He wrote ‘A remembered village’ in 1976 and “The religion and society of Kodavas of South India’. In 1952.