5.1 - Introduction
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Practice Questions
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What year did formal sociology teaching begin in India?
💡 Hint: Think back to the first establishment of a sociology department.
Name one of the founding figures of Indian sociology.
💡 Hint: Consider the early academics discussed.
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In what year did formal university sociology teaching start in India?
💡 Hint: Focus on the earliest established program.
True or False: Sociology in India emerged as a discipline in the presence of colonial rule.
💡 Hint: Think about the context of its emergence.
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Critically assess how the colonial context influenced the methodologies that early Indian sociologists employed.
💡 Hint: Think about how colonialism affects both perspectives and practices.
Evaluate the contributions of both Iyer and Roy to the field of sociology and anthropology in India and how their work shaped the future directions of the discipline.
💡 Hint: Consider their specific contributions and their relevance today.
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