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Suggestions for Project Work

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · Sociology

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1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT

1What part does it play in people’s lives?Show solution
Public transport plays an important role in people’s lives because it helps them travel for work, school, shopping, and other daily needs. It is especially important in towns and cities where many people depend on it regularly.

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2Who needs it?Show solution
People who need to travel regularly and do not have private vehicles need public transport. The chapter asks this as a research question, and the answer would depend on the group studied.

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3Why do they need it?Show solution
They need it for commuting, going to school or work, and reaching different places affordably. Public transport is useful because it connects people to the rest of the city or town.

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4To what degree are different types of people dependent on public transport?Show solution
Different types of people are dependent on public transport to different degrees. Some may depend on it heavily every day, while others may use it rarely or not at all, depending on their access to private transport and their needs.

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5What sorts of problems and issues are associated with public transport?Show solution
The chapter suggests looking at problems such as access, competition with other transport, changing forms over time, and social issues caused by unequal availability of public transport.

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6How have forms of public transport been changing over time?Show solution
Forms of public transport have been changing over time. The chapter asks you to study how a mode like the tonga, rickshaw, train, or Metro has changed, what rivals it has faced, and what its future may be.

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7Does differential access to public transport cause social problems?Show solution
Yes, unequal access to public transport can cause social problems. The chapter specifically asks whether differential access causes social problems, implying that it can.

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8Are there groups who do not need public transport?Show solution
Yes. Some groups may not need public transport, for example people who have their own vehicles or whose movement needs are limited. The chapter asks you to identify such groups in your study.

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9What is their attitude towards it?Show solution
Their attitude may vary: some may see public transport as unnecessary, while others may still value it as part of city life or for other people’s needs. The chapter treats this as a question for research, not a fixed fact.

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10What are the changes this mode of transport has gone through?Show solution
The chapter suggests studying the history of a transport mode—for example, how it has developed, what changes it has undergone, and how its place in transport has shifted over time.

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11Who have been its main rivals?Show solution
The chapter mentions that a transport mode may have rivals such as other forms of transport. For example, the text asks who have been the main rivals of a tonga, rickshaw, or train, but it does not name one fixed rival for all cases.

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12Is the competition with rivals being lost or won?Show solution
The chapter does not give one fixed answer; it asks you to research whether competition is being lost or won for the transport mode you study. So the answer depends on the case chosen.

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13For what reasons?Show solution
The reasons would include changes in technology, convenience, cost, speed, availability, and competition from newer transport modes. The chapter asks you to explain these reasons in relation to the particular case you study.

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14What is the likely future of this mode of transport?Show solution
The likely future would depend on present conditions and how transport evolves. The chapter asks you to imagine the future in a coherent way, based on current trends and the role of the transport mode now.

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15Will anyone miss it?Show solution
The chapter implies that some people may miss it, especially if it has been important in local life, but this would need to be studied for the particular mode of transport. So there is no universal single answer.

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16Could you write a science-fiction like account of what the Metro would be like fifty years from now, in, say 2050 or 2060?Show solution

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2. ROLE OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA IN SOCIAL LIFE

1How do people perceive the new communication media (like mobile phones, or internet) and their impact?Show solution
People may perceive new communication media in different ways. Some may value them for speed and convenience, while others may worry about their effects on habits, relationships, or older media. The chapter suggests studying these views through research.

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2What can we learn through observation and inquiry about their place in people’s lives?Show solution
Through observation and inquiry, we can learn how media actually fit into people’s daily lives, including how often they use them, for what purposes, and whether behaviour matches what people say they do.

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3What are some of the consequences of shift in format?Show solution
A shift in format may change how people receive information, which medium they prefer, and the importance of older media. The chapter gives the example of whether TV has reduced the importance of radio and newspapers or whether each still has its own niche.

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4What are the reasons why people prefer one or the other format?Show solution
People may prefer one format over another because of convenience, content, habit, access, and usefulness for their needs. The chapter asks you to investigate these reasons rather than giving a single fixed explanation.

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3. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND DOMESTIC WORK

1How has work within the household changed over time?
2Has the coming of these devices changed the nature of work and specially the intra-household division of labour?
3Who are the people who use these devices?
4Are they mostly men or women, young or old, paid or unpaid workers?
5How do the users feel about them?
6Have they really made work easier?
7Have there been any changes in the age-related jobs done within the household?
8do younger/older people do different kinds of jobs now as compared to earlier?)
9who does what, and whether there have been changes lately.

4. THE USE OF PUBLIC SPACE

1What do people from different classes (e.g., the poor, middle classes, affluent people etc.) feel about the use of public space?
2What kind of a resource do they represent for these groups?
3How has the use of a particular open space in your neighbourhood been changing over time?
4Has it generated any conflicts or frictions?
5What are the reasons for this conflict?

5. CHANGING ASPIRATIONS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS

1Did you always have the same ambitions throughout your life?
2What are these changes and whether there are any patterns to the changes across different groups.

6. THE 'BIOGRAPHY' OF A COMMODITY

1What are the circuits of exchange through which it has moved to get to where it is now?
2Can you trace the social relations through which the item was produced, traded, and purchased?
3What is its symbolic significance, for its owners – i.e. for you, your family, for the community?
4what would your television set (or sofa set, or motorcycle...) have to say about the people it meets or sees (like your family or other families or households that you can imagine)?

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