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MSO-001: Sociological Theories and Concepts
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. Critically examine the theory of neo-functionalism.
3. Discuss the concept of social reality in the context of symbolic universe.
4. What is power? Discuss the instruments of power.
5. Explain the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin.
Section - II
6.What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external
sovereignty.
7. What is modernity? Discuss Giddens’ concept of modernity.
8. Examine the relationship between identity and identification.
9. Discuss Foucault’s approach towards understanding of society.
10. What are the basic assumptions of the concept of class? Discuss Karl
Marx’s perspective on class.
MSO-002: Research Methodologies and Methods
Answer any two of the following questions
Section-I
1. Discuss the major concerns in epistemology.
2. Discuss the contributions of Comte and Durkheim towards a positivism as
methodological approach.
3. Outline the relevance of survey method in social science research.
4. Discuss the significance of correlation and regression as statistical tools in social research.
5. Highlights the critical features of Comparative Method.
Section-II
Write a research report on any one of the following topics in about 3000 words.
6. Use of participatory method in social science research.
7. Images of women in the electronic media
8. Relevance of caste in contemporary politics.
You can write this report based on review of literature, or data collected from the primary sources.
For review of literature you are to select either two books or four research articles published recently on the selected topic of your choice. Write a review article focusing on the location of the study, methodology followed and the main findings of these studies.
For the primary source you are to collect two case studies and write a report on the selected topic in a comparative framework. While writing the report spell out clearly the objectives and the problems of the study and
• problematise the issue within the existing/available literature,
• elaborate your observations, finding, and conclusion , and
• make proper referencing at the end.
Core Course in Sociology: MSO-003
Sociology of Development
Answer any FIVE questions selecting at least TWO from each of the section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.
Section – I
1. What are the multiple dimension associated with the term development?
2. Bring out the salient features of liberal perspective on Development.
3. Critically examine the Marxian perspective on Development.
4. What do you understand by ‘social development’, how is it different from
growth oriented development?
Section – II
5. Examine the social dimension of globalisation in the Indian context.
6. Critically examine the Structural Adjustment Programme adopted by the Indian State.
7. Bring out the debates revolving around large dams in India, with suitable
examples.
8. Examine the significance of NGOs, as civil society actors.
MSO-004: Sociology in India
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. Critically examine the theory of neo-functionalism.
3. Discuss the concept of social reality in the context of symbolic universe.
4. What is power? Discuss the instruments of power.
5. Explain the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin.
Section - II
6.What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external
sovereignty.
7. What is modernity? Discuss Giddens’ concept of modernity.
8. Examine the relationship between identity and identification.
9. Discuss Foucault’s approach towards understanding of society.
10. What are the basic assumptions of the concept of class? Discuss Karl
Marx’s perspective on class.
MSO-002: Research Methodologies and Methods
Answer any two of the following questions
Section-I
1. Discuss the major concerns in epistemology.
2. Discuss the contributions of Comte and Durkheim towards a positivism as
methodological approach.
3. Outline the relevance of survey method in social science research.
4. Discuss the significance of correlation and regression as statistical tools in social research.
5. Highlights the critical features of Comparative Method.
Section-II
Write a research report on any one of the following topics in about 3000 words.
6. Use of participatory method in social science research.
7. Images of women in the electronic media
8. Relevance of caste in contemporary politics.
You can write this report based on review of literature, or data collected from the primary sources.
For review of literature you are to select either two books or four research articles published recently on the selected topic of your choice. Write a review article focusing on the location of the study, methodology followed and the main findings of these studies.
For the primary source you are to collect two case studies and write a report on the selected topic in a comparative framework. While writing the report spell out clearly the objectives and the problems of the study and
• problematise the issue within the existing/available literature,
• elaborate your observations, finding, and conclusion , and
• make proper referencing at the end.
Core Course in Sociology: MSO-003
Sociology of Development
Answer any FIVE questions selecting at least TWO from each of the section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.
Section – I
1. What are the multiple dimension associated with the term development?
2. Bring out the salient features of liberal perspective on Development.
3. Critically examine the Marxian perspective on Development.
4. What do you understand by ‘social development’, how is it different from
growth oriented development?
Section – II
5. Examine the social dimension of globalisation in the Indian context.
6. Critically examine the Structural Adjustment Programme adopted by the Indian State.
7. Bring out the debates revolving around large dams in India, with suitable
examples.
8. Examine the significance of NGOs, as civil society actors.
MSO-004: Sociology in India
Answer any five questions. Attempt at least two from each section: Your answer should be about 500 words each. All question carry equal marks.
Section-I
1. Describe the historical roots of Indian sociology.
2.Discuss some of the major research trends in Indian sociology during the
nineteen seventies
3. What is the colonial perspective on caste system?
4. Discuss critically the significance of joint and nuclear family in India.
5. Describe the classical notion of undifferentiated peasant society given by T. Shanin.
Section-II
6. Discuss critically the debate between Verrier Elwin and G.S Ghurey regarding tribes in India.
7. Does religion play a cohesive role in Indian? Discuss critically.
8. What do you understand by “globalization”? Examine its impact on Indian society.
9. Are the processes of migration and urbanization interlinked? Discuss
10.What are new social movements? How are they different from the earlier movements.
Elective Course in M.A. Sociology
MSOE-001: Sociology of Education
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Section-I
Answer at least two questions in about 500 words each from this section.
1.Explain the ‘banking concept of education’. 20
2.‘Education contributes to cultural reproduction’. Critically discuss.
3.Examine the role of politics in development of educational curriculum.
4.In what way has education contributed to social change in India?
5.Explain the perspective of Amartya Sen and Jean Drez’e on education.
Section-II
6.Discuss the contribution of private sector in expansion of professional education. 20
7.Discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Open and Distance learning system in contemporary India.
8.What do you understand by ‘multicultural education’? Critically examine the
strategies of executing multicultural education.
9.‘Life-long learning is an important dimension of knowledge society? Discuss.
10.Do you think universatization of elementary education is possible? Discuss with reference to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
MSOE-002: Diaspora and Transnational Communities
Answer any FIVE questions selecting at least TWO from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.
Section – I
1.Describe the migration patterns of Indian Diaspora.
2.How is the Indian Diaspora in North America different from that of West Asia? Discuss.
3.Critically examine some of the approaches to the study of Indian Diaspora.
4.Discuss the nature of Indian diaspora in South and South East Asia.
Section – II
5.Critically analyse the linkages between India and abroad with reference to the Indian diaspora.
6.In what way is disporic imagination and condition captured in fiction writing?
7.Examine the significance of Bollywood for the Indian diaspora.
8.How has internet aided in bringing together communities of diasporic Indians?
MSOE-003: Sociology of Religion
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA-1)
Answer any five of the following questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Section – I
Marks
1.Explain the functional interpretation of religion.
2.Examine totemism as an elementary form of religion.
3.Discuss the relationship between ascetic Protestantism and capitalism.
4.Explain the system of Okka with suitable examples.
5.Discuss the roles of priests and prophets in the Nuer society.
Section - II
6.Discuss the doctrine and practices of Jainism.
7.Explain the concept of God in Christianity.
8.Discuss the contemporary debate on conversion.
9.Explain the theories of secularism with special reference to the Indian experience.
10.Discuss the concept of communalism and its relationship with fundamentalism.
MSOE-004: Urban Sociology
Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section-I
1.Discuss the subject matter and scope of urban sociology
2.Define the concept of city and discuss its various types with illustrations
3.Discuss with suitable examples, the process of invasion and succession to describe the structure of city.
4.Describe the features of a pilgrimage city and/or Town with examples.
5.What is meant by the new urban sociology? Explain.
Section-II
6.Describe the process of urbanization and urban growth in India with suitable examples.
7.Discuss the changing nature of kinship-ties in urban areas?
8.Describe some of the main features of ‘neighbourhood’ studies. What is its significances?
9.Is urban poverty in India linked with rural poverty? Discuss.
10.What is meant by urban planning? Discuss its nature and scope.
INDIA: DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT (MPS-003)
Answer five questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1.Discuss how democracy and development are related to each other.
2.Critically examine the following in about 250 words each:
a)The idea of planning
b)The main features of the RPIs in India
3.Can poverty be reduced by the increase in income alone? Discuss.
4.Discuss the role of media in shaping public opinion and public policies.
5.Discuss the contribution of civil society to democracy in India.
SECTION-II
6.Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a)Working of the federal system in India
b)Caste in Indian democracy
7.Comment on the following in about 250 words each.
a)Development and gender
b)The basis of regionalism in India
8.Analyse the nature of state response to the challenge of ethnicity in India.
9.Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a)Substantive democracy
b)Manifestation of ethnicity
10.Examine the impact of the new economic policy on the working class in India.
MPA-016: DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE (TMA)
This Assignment consists of Section - I and Section - II. There are five questions in each section. You have to answer a total of five questions in about 500 words each, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question carries 20 marks.
Section-I
1)Define Democratic Decentralisation and discuss its evolution in India.
2)Discuss the economic context of Democratic Decentralisation.
3)Examine different fields of partnership between Union and State Governments.
4)Discuss the issue of Administrative Decentralisation in Local Governance.
5)Write short notes on the following in 250 words each:
a)Concept of empowerment
b)Bhagidari: A model of good governance
Section-II
6)Discus the evolution of Urban Local Government in India.
7)Describe the significance and issues in Micro-level Planning.
8)Explain the intra-tier responsibilities as enunciated in the 11th schedule.
9)Define Sustainable Development and identify inter-linkages between sustainable development and governance.
10)Write short notes on the following in 250 words each:
a)District Planning Committee
b)Capacity building of elected functionaries
Section-I
1. Describe the historical roots of Indian sociology.
2.Discuss some of the major research trends in Indian sociology during the
nineteen seventies
3. What is the colonial perspective on caste system?
4. Discuss critically the significance of joint and nuclear family in India.
5. Describe the classical notion of undifferentiated peasant society given by T. Shanin.
Section-II
6. Discuss critically the debate between Verrier Elwin and G.S Ghurey regarding tribes in India.
7. Does religion play a cohesive role in Indian? Discuss critically.
8. What do you understand by “globalization”? Examine its impact on Indian society.
9. Are the processes of migration and urbanization interlinked? Discuss
10.What are new social movements? How are they different from the earlier movements.
Elective Course in M.A. Sociology
MSOE-001: Sociology of Education
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Section-I
Answer at least two questions in about 500 words each from this section.
1.Explain the ‘banking concept of education’. 20
2.‘Education contributes to cultural reproduction’. Critically discuss.
3.Examine the role of politics in development of educational curriculum.
4.In what way has education contributed to social change in India?
5.Explain the perspective of Amartya Sen and Jean Drez’e on education.
Section-II
6.Discuss the contribution of private sector in expansion of professional education. 20
7.Discuss the challenges and opportunities of the Open and Distance learning system in contemporary India.
8.What do you understand by ‘multicultural education’? Critically examine the
strategies of executing multicultural education.
9.‘Life-long learning is an important dimension of knowledge society? Discuss.
10.Do you think universatization of elementary education is possible? Discuss with reference to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
MSOE-002: Diaspora and Transnational Communities
Answer any FIVE questions selecting at least TWO from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.
Section – I
1.Describe the migration patterns of Indian Diaspora.
2.How is the Indian Diaspora in North America different from that of West Asia? Discuss.
3.Critically examine some of the approaches to the study of Indian Diaspora.
4.Discuss the nature of Indian diaspora in South and South East Asia.
Section – II
5.Critically analyse the linkages between India and abroad with reference to the Indian diaspora.
6.In what way is disporic imagination and condition captured in fiction writing?
7.Examine the significance of Bollywood for the Indian diaspora.
8.How has internet aided in bringing together communities of diasporic Indians?
MSOE-003: Sociology of Religion
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA-1)
Answer any five of the following questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
Section – I
Marks
1.Explain the functional interpretation of religion.
2.Examine totemism as an elementary form of religion.
3.Discuss the relationship between ascetic Protestantism and capitalism.
4.Explain the system of Okka with suitable examples.
5.Discuss the roles of priests and prophets in the Nuer society.
Section - II
6.Discuss the doctrine and practices of Jainism.
7.Explain the concept of God in Christianity.
8.Discuss the contemporary debate on conversion.
9.Explain the theories of secularism with special reference to the Indian experience.
10.Discuss the concept of communalism and its relationship with fundamentalism.
MSOE-004: Urban Sociology
Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.
Section-I
1.Discuss the subject matter and scope of urban sociology
2.Define the concept of city and discuss its various types with illustrations
3.Discuss with suitable examples, the process of invasion and succession to describe the structure of city.
4.Describe the features of a pilgrimage city and/or Town with examples.
5.What is meant by the new urban sociology? Explain.
Section-II
6.Describe the process of urbanization and urban growth in India with suitable examples.
7.Discuss the changing nature of kinship-ties in urban areas?
8.Describe some of the main features of ‘neighbourhood’ studies. What is its significances?
9.Is urban poverty in India linked with rural poverty? Discuss.
10.What is meant by urban planning? Discuss its nature and scope.
INDIA: DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT (MPS-003)
Answer five questions in all, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question is to be answered in about 500 words. Each question carries 20 marks.
SECTION-I
1.Discuss how democracy and development are related to each other.
2.Critically examine the following in about 250 words each:
a)The idea of planning
b)The main features of the RPIs in India
3.Can poverty be reduced by the increase in income alone? Discuss.
4.Discuss the role of media in shaping public opinion and public policies.
5.Discuss the contribution of civil society to democracy in India.
SECTION-II
6.Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a)Working of the federal system in India
b)Caste in Indian democracy
7.Comment on the following in about 250 words each.
a)Development and gender
b)The basis of regionalism in India
8.Analyse the nature of state response to the challenge of ethnicity in India.
9.Comment on the following in about 250 words each:
a)Substantive democracy
b)Manifestation of ethnicity
10.Examine the impact of the new economic policy on the working class in India.
MPA-016: DECENTRALISATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE (TMA)
This Assignment consists of Section - I and Section - II. There are five questions in each section. You have to answer a total of five questions in about 500 words each, selecting at least two questions from each section. Each question carries 20 marks.
Section-I
1)Define Democratic Decentralisation and discuss its evolution in India.
2)Discuss the economic context of Democratic Decentralisation.
3)Examine different fields of partnership between Union and State Governments.
4)Discuss the issue of Administrative Decentralisation in Local Governance.
5)Write short notes on the following in 250 words each:
a)Concept of empowerment
b)Bhagidari: A model of good governance
Section-II
6)Discus the evolution of Urban Local Government in India.
7)Describe the significance and issues in Micro-level Planning.
8)Explain the intra-tier responsibilities as enunciated in the 11th schedule.
9)Define Sustainable Development and identify inter-linkages between sustainable development and governance.
10)Write short notes on the following in 250 words each:
a)District Planning Committee
b)Capacity building of elected functionaries
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