FIRSTSEMESTERM.ADEGREEEXAMINATION,FEBRUARY2002 Sociology Paper1CLASSICALSOCIALTHEORY1 Time:ThreeHours PartA Answerallquestions. Eachquestioncarries1mark. Eachanswershouldnotexceed30words. 1. Enlightenment 3. Urbanisation 5. Herbertspencer 7. Socialfact 9. Totemism 11.Dialetics(Marxian) 13.

Fetishism 15.Lumpenproletariate. 2.Capitalism 4.Socialstatics 6.Evolution 8.Mechanicalsolidarity 10.Profane 12.Alienation(Marxian) 14.Exchangevalue. (15x1=15marks) PartB Answeranyfivequestions Eachquestioncarries5marks. Eachanswershallnotexceed300words. 16.Tracebrieflytheemergenceofclassicalsociology. 17.Describebrieflythegrowthofscienceduringindustrialrevolution. 18.Explainthelawofthreestages. 19.WhatissocialDrawinism? 20.ExplainmtheorganicanalogyofHerbertspencer. 21.ExplainsuicideasasocialfactasunderstoodbyDurkheism. 22.Whataretheformsofdivisionoflabour?[Durkheim]. 23.Explainthedynamicsofcapitalism.[Marx] (5x5=25marks) Maximum:80Marks

PartC Answeranytwoquestions. Eachquestioncarries20marks Eachanswershouldnotexveed1500words. 24.GiveacriticalaccuntofMarxiansocialism. 25.Discussthelabourtheoryofvalue.

26.Discussdurkheimscontributiontothesociologyofknowledge. 27.ElucidateDurkheimscontributiontofunctionalism. (2x20=40marks) FIRSTSEMESTERM.ADEGREEEXAMINATION,FEBRUARY2002 Sociology PAPERIISOCIALRESEARCHMETHODS1. Time:ThreeHours Maximum:80Marks PartA Answerallquestions. Eachquestioncarries1mark. Eachanswershouldnotexceed30words. 1.Science 3.Appliedresearch 5.Hypothesis 7.Primarydata 9.Mode 11.Sampling 13.Concepts 15.Pretest. 2.Postivism 4.Actionresearch 6.Variables 8.Contentanalysis 10.Median 12.Nonsamplingerrors. 14.Observation.

(15x1=15marks) PartB Answeranyfivequestions Eachquestioncarries5marks. Eachanswershallnotexceed300words. 16.Bringoutthenatureandscopeofsocialresearch. Or Analysethemeritsandlimitationsofnonparticipantobservation. 17.ElucidatetherelationshipbetweenBasicandAppliedresearch. Or Pointoutthesourcesandimportanceofsecondarydata. 18.Examinetheuseofcomputersinsociologicalanalysis. Or Discusssociometry. 19.Explainthestepsneededintheclassificationandtabulationofdata. Or Calculatethemeanfromthefollowingdata: 010 5 1020 2030 120 175

010 3040 4050 5060 6070 7080

5 400 1200 1100 700 500

Total 4200 20.Bringoutthegraphicpresentationofdata. Or CalculatetheMedianfromthefollowingdata: Wages 3040 4050 5060 6070 7080 8090 90100 Total No.ofWorkers 50 71 189 105 60 38 7 520

PartC Answeranytwoquestions. Eachquestioncarries20marks Eachanswershouldnotexveed1500words. 21. ExplainthedifferencebetweenDescriptiveandDiagnosticresearchdesign. Or Highlighttheethicalissuesinvolvedinsocialresearch. 22. Fivehundredstudentsinaschoolweregradedaccordingtotheirintelligenceand economicstatus.Examinewhetherthereisanyassociationbetweenthelevelof intelligenceandeconomicstatus:

Economicstatus Rich Poor Total (x20.05=3.84,df=1)

Intelligence GoodBadTotal 8575160 165175340 250250500

Or Definecorrelation,calculatetheKarlPearsoncoefficientofcorrelationfromthe followingdata: X:92898687837177635359 Y:86837791685285925757 (2x20=40marks) FIRSTSEMESTERM.ADEGREEEXAMINATION,FEBRUARY2002 Sociology PaperIIISOCIOLOGYOFINDIANSOCIETY Time:ThreeHours Maximum:80Marks PartA Answerallquestions Eachquestioncarries1mark Eachanswershouldnotexceed30words. 1. Sanskritization 3. JajmaniSystem 5. Divorce 7. LittleCommunity 9. BhrahmaMarriage 11.Universalization 13.Westernization 15.Parochialization. 2.CasteSystem 4.Kinship 6.Modernisation 8.Descentapproach 10.Endogamy 12.Endogamy 14.Ethnography (15x1=15) PartB Answeranyfivequestions Eachquestioncarries5marks. Eachanswershallnotexceed300words. 16.BringoutthecontributionsofG.S.Ghurye. 17.ExplaintheintegratedapproachtothestudyofIndianSocialStructure] 18.DiscussLouisDumont'sviewsoncaste.

19.Analysethechangingfeaturesofjointfamily. 20.ExaminetheimplicationsofsociallegislationsonmarriageandfamilyinIndia. 21.DefinemodernisationandanalysetheproblemsofmodernisationinIndianSociety. 22.DiscussthemoderntrendsinIndianCasteSystem. 23.WriteanessayonwomeninModernIndianSociety. (5x5=25marks) PartC Answeranytwoquestions. Eachquestioncarries20marks Eachanswershouldnotexveed1500words. 24.DiscusstheevolutionaryapproachtothestudyofIndianSocialStructure. 25.BrieflyexplaintheemergenceanddevelopmentofsociologyasadisciplineinIndia. 26.GiveanaccountoftheessentialfeaturesofcastesysteminIndiansociety. 27.ExplainthekinshiporganisationinIndiawithspecialeferencetothesouthernregion. (2x2040marks)

FIRSTSEMESTERM.ADEGREEEXAMINATION,FEBRUARY2002 Sociology PaperIVPOPULATIONANDSOCIETY Time:ThreeHours Maximum80marks PartA Eachquestioncarries1market Eachanswershouldnotexceed30words. 1.BirthRate 3. Fecundity 5. Census 7. Samplesurvey 9. Densityofpopulation 11.Literacy 13.Outmigration 2.SexRatio 4.Maternalmortality 6.Foeticide 8.Infanticide 10.Vitalstatistics 12.Agespecificdeathrate. 14.Postnatalcare

15.Emigration (15x1=15 marks) PartB Answeranyfivequestions Eachquestioncarries5marks. Eachanswershallnotexceed300words. 16.Explainthescopeofdemography. 17.HowisvitalstatisticscollectedandmaintainedinIndia. 18.Explainoptimumtheoryofpopulationgrowth. 19.Explainthefactorsinfluencingdependanc. 20.WhyisthereimbalanceinsexcompositionofpopulationinurbanIndia? 21.Howismortalitymeasured? 22.Whatisstepwisemigration? 23.Explainthecausesforhighfertilityrate. (5x5=25marks)

PartC Answeranytwoquestions. Eachquestioncarries20marks Eachanswershouldnotexveed1500words. 24.Criticallyexaminethefeaturesofdemographictransitiontheory. 25.Explainthetrendsoffertilityindevelopedanddevelopingcountriesandgivespecific reasonsforsuchtrends 26.Examinethefactorsforregionalvariationinthedistributionandgrowthofpopulation inIndia. 27.CriticallyexaminetheNationalPopulationPolicyofIndia. (2x20=40marks)