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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -TAMIL LITERATURE
FOURTH SEMESTER APRIL 2018
16USO4AL01 SO 2100- SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF FAMILY MARRIAGE AND KINSHIP
Date: 25-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
Answer ALL questions in about 30 words each: (10×2=20 marks)
01. What are associations? Give an example.
02. Define social institution.
03. What is a family?
04. Define nuclear family.
05. What is monogamy? What are its advantages?
06. What is Mehr?
07. What is kinship?
08. What is meant by joking relationship?
09. Define joint family.
10. Mention any two disadvantages of single parent family.
PART B
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Answer any FIVE questions in about 300 words each: (5×8=40 marks)
11. Describe the characteristics of social institutions.
12. Define family. Explain the functions of family.
13. What is endogamy? Elucidate the causes of endogamous marriages.
14. Explain the aims and rites of Hindu marriage.
15. What are the various types of Kinship? Describe any two types.
16. Examine the merits and demerits of joint family.
17. Delineate the causes for increase in single parent family in India.
PART C
Answer any TWO questions in about 1,200 words each: (2×20=40 Marks)
18. Elucidate the origin, functions and dysfunctions of the social Institution of
Religion.
19. Describe the different types of marriage.
20. Describe the institution of marriage and divorce among Muslims.
21. Analyze the causes for the changing family patterns in India.