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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION SOCIOLOGY
FIRSTSEMESTER APRIL 2018
17/16USO1MC02/SO1501 SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Date: 26-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART-A
Answer all questions in about 30 words each: (10x2=20)
01. Define social Institution.
02. State any four functions ofsocial institutions.
03. What is endogamy?
04. Indicate any twocharacteristics of marriage based on lineage
05. Define matriarchal family.
06. State any twochanges in joint family system.
07. Mentionany two rules of descent.
08. What is 'rule of avoidance'
09. Give any two social functions of education.
10. What is division of labour?
PART-B
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 300 words each:
11.Bring out the importance of social institutions in contemporary indian
Society
12. Explain polyandrous marriages and its merits and demerits with
suitableexample.
13.Elucidate the changing patterns of joint family system in India.
14.State the significance of kinship system.
15.Evaluate the recent trends in Indian educational systems.
16.Explain the social consequence of division of labour.
17.Describe the kinship systems with suitable examples.
PART-C
Answer any TWO of the following in about 1200 words each: (2x20=40)
18.Analyse the different forms of marriage.
19. Write an essay on the characteristics of joint family systems with its
advantages and disadvantages.
20. Give a detailed account of structural principles of kinship system with
suitable examples.
21. Describe the social determinants of economic development.