Exam Details

Subject Sociology of Development
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. Examine theories explaining origin of religion.

2. "All myths are stories not all stories are myths." Comment.

3. Critically analyse religion as a super structure.

4. Outline the concept of in the Nuer religion.

5. Examine the relationship between Shamans, mystics and doctors.

6. Discuss the significance of interpretative approach to the study of religion.

7. Critically analyse the Indian experiences of secularism.

8. Analyse the various aspects of conversion to Islam and Christianity in India.

9. Discuss the socio-historical background to the emergence of Buddhism.

10. Write short notes on (in 250 words each) the following:

Fundamentalism

Hindu way of life


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