MSO-001 Solved Assignments

* Note :- This is the collection of MSO-001 Solved assignments. The answers that are not yet published, will be posted soon.

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July 2023 and January 2024

Note: Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

SECTION – I

1. Discuss the role of Concept and Theory in sociological analysis.
2. Explain the perspective of Evans-Pritchard on social structure.
3. Examine the distinction between Marxian and Weberian ideologies.
4. Discuss Malinowski’s Scientific Theory of Culture.
5. Explain the concept of social reality in the context of symbolic universe.

SECTION-II

1. Distinguish between modernization and modernity.
2. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification.
3. Explain the roles and functions of civil society in a democracy.
4. Explain the major perspectives to understand social stratification.
5. What is post-structuralism? Examine Derrida’s theory of ‘deconstruction’

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July 2022 and January 2023

Note: Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

SECTION – I

1. Explain the relationship between theory and paradigm.
2. Compare and contrast the functional approaches of Radcliffe-Brown and Malinowski.
3. Explain the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin.
4. What is neo-functionalism? Examine its strengths and limitations.
5. Discuss the concept of Social Structure as a model.

SECTION – II

1. Examine the relationship between identity and identification.
2. What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external sovereignty.
3. Critically examine the concept of Alienation.
4. Explain the functional perspective on social stratification.
5. Discuss Foucault’s approach of ‘archaeology of knowledge’ to understand society.

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July 2021 and January 2022

Note: Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

SECTION – I

1. Discuss the contribution of Levi-Strauss and Edmund Leach to the understanding of social structure.
2. Delineate the role of Concept and Theory in sociological analysis.
3. Examine the distinction between Marxian and Weberian ideologies.
4. What is power? Discuss the instruments of power.
5. What is entrepreneurship? Explain the perspective of Schumpeter on entrepreneurship.

SECTION – II

1. What is modernity? Discuss Giddens’ concept of modernity.
2. What is citizenship? Discuss its various types.
3. Explain the roles and functions of civil society in a democracy.
4. Compare and contrast post-structuralism and post-modernism.
5. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification.

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July 2019 and January 2020

Note: Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

SECTION – I

1. Delineate the role of Concept and Theory in sociological analysis.
2. What is power? Discuss the instruments of power.
3. Examine the distinction between Marxian and Weberian ideologies.
4. Discuss the concept of Social Structure as a model.
5. What is entrepreneurship? Explain the perspective of Schumpeter on entrepreneurship.

SECTION – II

1. Explain the roles and functions of civil society in a democracy.
2. Distinguish between modernization and modernity.
3. Examine the relationship between identity and identification.
4. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification.
5. What is citizenship? Discuss its various types.

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July 2018 and January 2019

Note: Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

SECTION – I

1. Explain the relationship between theory and paradigm.
2. What is neo-functionalism? Examine its merits and demerits.
3. Discuss the contribution of Levi-Strauss and Edmund Leach to the understanding of social structure.
4. Explain the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin.
5. Discuss how members of a society construct reality.

SECTION – II

1. What is ethnicity? Explain its elements in boundary maintenance between ethnic groups?
2. Compare and contrast post-structuralism and post-modernism.
3. Discuss the concept of sovereignty.
4. What do you understand by ‘social inequality’? Discuss in the light of the debate amongst Kinsley Davis, Wilbert Moore and Tumin on the concept.
5. Discuss Foucault’s approach of ‘archaeology of knowledge’ towards understanding of society.

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July 2017 and January 2018

Note: Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

SECTION – I

1. Delineate the role of Concept and Theory in sociological analysis.
2. What is power? Discuss the instruments of power.
3. Discuss Malinowski’s Scientific Theory of Culture.
4. Explain the perspective of Evans-Pritchard on social structure.
5. What is entrepreneurship? Explain the perspective of Schumpeter on entrepreneurship.

SECTION – II

1. Discuss the roles and functions of civil society in a democracy.
2. Distinguish between modernization and modernity.
3. Discuss Karl Marx’s perspective on class.
4. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification.
5. What is post-structuralism? Examine Derrida’s theory of ‘deconstruction’.

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July 2016 and January 2017

Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

Section I

1. Discuss the relationship between theory and paradigm.
2. Discuss the concept of social reality in the context of symbolic universe.
3. Explain the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin.
4. Discuss the concept of Social Structure as a model.
5. Discuss the contribution of Joseph Schumpeter to the study of entrepreneurship in society.

Section II

1. What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external sovereignty.
2. Examine the relationship between identity and identification.
3. Discuss the perspectives of Kinsley Davis, Wilbert Moore and Melvin Tumin on social inequality.
4. Explain the functional perspective on social stratification.
5. Compare and contrast between post-structuralism and post-modernism.

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July 2015 and January 2016

Answer five questions by selecting at least two questions from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.

Section -I

1. Examine the distinction between Marxian and Weberian ideologies.
2. Explain Parsons’ action theory.
3. Discuss the contribution of Radcliffe-Brown to understand social structure.
4. What is power? Discuss the sources of power.
5. Explain Schumpeter’s perspective on entrepreneurship.

Section -II

1. What is citizenship? Discuss its various types.
2. What is modernity? Discuss Giddens’ concept of modernity.
3. Examine the role of civil society in a democratic order.
4. Discuss Foucault’s concept of ‘archaeology of knowledge’.
5. Explain the major perspectives to understand social stratification.

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