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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
B.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION -SOCIOLOGY
SIXTH SEMESTER APRIL 2018
SO 6600- URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Date: 17-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
Answer ALL questions in about 30words each: (10x2=20)
1. Define Urban Sociology.
2. What is urban morphology?
3. What is the difference between urban and sub-urban areas?
4. What is Rurbanization?
5. What is a concentric zone?
6. What is a multiple nuclei model?
7. Define city.
8. What is meant by urbanization?
9. Define slum.
10. What is beggary?
PART B
Answer any FIVEof the following in about 300 words each:
11. Explain the sector model of urban growth.
12. Highlight the characteristics of urban communities.
13. Explain the significance of concentric zone theory.
14. Enumerate the impact of urbanization.
15. Explain the causes of suicide in the cities.
16. Bring out the differences between rural and urban communities.
17. Highlight on the problem of juvenile delinquency.
PART C
Answer any TWO of the following in about 1200 words each: (2x20=40)
18. Discuss the nature, scope and importance of urban sociology.
19. Explain the sociological dimensions of theories of urban growth.
20. Trace the origin and growth of cities in India.
21. Explain in detail the family and marriage system in urban India