Exam Details

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


Question Paper

1. What is meant by diaspora? Discuss the different perspectives on Indian diaspora.

2. Discuss the major characteristics of the Jewish diaspora through ancient, medieval and contemporary times.

3. Describe the colonial background of Indian emigration with examples.

4. Discuss the emergence of identity formation amongst the Indian emigrants to the Carribean Islands.

5. Are the experiences of Indian Diaspora similar in different countries of Europe

6. Discuss the policy changes regarding the diasporic communities in contemporary India.

7. Discuss the role played by diasporic writers in promoting socio-cultural linkages with their countries of origin.

8. Do you think the Bollywood films on Indian diaspora depict them truly? Discuss with suitable example.

9. How does the Indian state view the large body of Indian diaspora

10. Discuss the emergence and growth of Indian diasporic identity in the New Global World.


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