LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY.
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
SO 1810 – CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
Date : 05/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
Part-A
Answer ALL the following in 30 words each : (10 X 2=20 marks)
- Who is the founding father of Medical Sociology?
- What are the essential constituents of Enlightenment?
- What do social statics and social dynamics refer to?
- Explain crime and punishment as cause and consequence.
- Write a short note on alienation.
- Define Verstehen.
- Explain AGIL.
- What is the meaning of Middle range theory?
- How does G.H.Mead understand Mind?
- Define the meaning of Stigma with an example.
Part-B
Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words each : (5 X 8=40 marks)
- Explain the law of three stages.
- Elucidate the characteristics of ‘Ideal Types’.
- Highlight the various types of authority according to Weber.
- Discuss the Parsonian understanding of Structure and Social Action.
- Define the meaning of anomie according to R.K.Merton? How does it manifest in American
society?
- How does G.H.Mead understand society?
- Delineate E.Goffman’s concept of dramaturgy.
Part-C
Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words each : (2 X 20=40 marks)
- Discuss the social forces that contributed to the evolution of sociological theory.
- Critically evaluate Durkheim’s study on Suicide.
- Define dialectical materialism. Apply this philosophy to the evolution of different societies.
- Write a detailed essay on the theory of looking glass self.
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