BSEH SS Sociology study materials
BSEH SS Sociology study resources

BSEH SS Sociology case studies

BSEH SS Sociology · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) Senior Secondary Sociology examination is a higher secondary-level paper taken by candidates in Haryana, typically as part of the Class XII Arts stream, and by private or repeat candidates seeking to complete or improve a Senior Secondary qualification. It assesses whether a candidate understands sociology as a discipline and can apply its concepts to Indian society. The syllabus moves from the nature and scope of sociology and its relationship with other social sciences, through basic concepts and institutions, to culture and socialisation, stratification and mobility, social change, Indian social structure (caste, class, tribe and gender), social problems and social control, research methods and Indian sociological thinkers, and contemporary issues. Expect both objective or short-answer items and descriptive questions that require definitions, examples from Indian society and structured arguments. The BSEH SS Sociology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,014 words.

1

The Panchayat, the Boycott, and a Runaway Couple

Sunita, 22, from a landowning Jat family, and Ravi, 24, a Dalit bank clerk, marry at an Arya Samaj temple in a district town in Haryana. Sunita's father files an FIR alleging kidnapping.

635 words, about 3 min
2

The Diversity Quota That Split a Pune Plant

A Pune auto-components plant employs 1,200 workers. Women are 18% of the workforce but 4% of supervisors; SC/ST workers are 6% of the workforce and 2% of supervisors.

590 words, about 3 min
3

Studying Domestic Violence in a Mumbai Chawl

A doctoral student plans a survey of domestic violence among 400 households in a Mumbai chawl. Residents are 60% Marathi-speaking, 25% Hindi-speaking, and 15% Urdu-speaking.

643 words, about 3 min
4

The Fish Market Goes Online

In a coastal Kerala fishing village, 300 households depend on fish vending. Women traditionally sell fish in the local market and to middlemen who control ice and transport.

556 words, about 3 min
5

The Transnational Family and the Ageing Parents

An elderly couple, 78 and 74, live in Thrissur, Kerala. Their son is a software engineer in Toronto; their daughter is a schoolteacher in Bengaluru.

590 words, about 3 min