Differentiate between strike and a lockout.

Mention some similarities of life of the people of upper and lower classes associated with film industry of Bombay.

Mention the main field of interest of sociologists.

Discuss briefly home-based work.

Discuss briefly giving some ideas of great thinkers like Karl Marx, what were the images of industrial society in their mind when industrialisation was taking place in Europe?

‘Industrialisation leads to equality’. Briefly explain the both sides of the statement.

In a short paragraph Discuss the bidi industry as a home based work in India.

Compare some of the points related with speciality of Indian Industrialisation with western pattern.

Discuss the main points of industrialisation in the early years of Indian Independence.

Choose any occupation you see around you - and describe it along the following lines (a) social composition of the work force – caste, gender, age, region (b) labour process – how the work takes place, (c) wages and other benefits, (d) working conditions – safety, rest times, working hours, etc.

In the account of brickmaking, bidi rolling, software engineers or mines that are described in the boxes, describe the social composition of the workers. What are the working conditions and facilities available? How do girls like Madhu feel about their work?