Many IAS aspirants opt to study Sociology as it is a good choice for optional paper. Generally, sociologists make good public administrator as they can easily relate to issues involving caste, gender, power, race, language, ethnicity, organizational power and identity. They are trained to understand group dynamics from a small group to a micro- organization, from socialization in the family to globalization et al. Like any other scholar, a sociologist gains, advances and applies knowledge. They study people as a part of social processes- culture, values, socialization, cooperation, conflict, power, exchange, inequality, deviance, social control, violence and order. They analyse societies both as isolated entities and from a global perspective.