Exam Details

Subject Sociological Theories and Concepts
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Arts in Sociology
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. 'Concepts and theories are intrinsically intertwined'. Comment.

2. How is Radcliffe -Brown's approach to the study of social structure different from that of Levi strauss? Discuss with suitable examples.

3. Critically examine the neo-functionalist theories.

4. What do you mean by power? Examine its relationship with authority and domination.

5. 'Alienation is a product of dehumanization of labour' -Discuss.

6. the context of modern state, sovereignty denotes the exercise of legal and political authority'. Discuss.

7. Compare and contrast the instrumentalist and constructivist views on ethnicity.

8. Critically examine the functional perspective on social stratification.

9. How does Dahrendorf differ from Marx in his analysis of class "and class conflicts in industrial society? Discuss.

10. In civil society a threat to the functioning of democracy? Discuss.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Diaspora and Transnational Communities
  • Indian Economic Policy
  • Research Methodologies and Methods
  • Sociological Theories and Concepts
  • Sociology of Education
  • Sociology in India
  • Sociology of Development
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Urban Sociology