LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

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SECOND SEMESTER – April 2009

MS 2808 – SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIALLY EXCLUDED

 

 

 

Date & Time: 27/04/2009 / 1:00 – 4:00    Dept. No.                                               Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

PART-A

Answer ALL the following in 30 words each :                                           (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

 

1. Was social exclusion practised in ancient India? Give an example to justify your position.
2. Define “Dalits”.
3. Give any one literary reference to ‘Teendacheri’in the Middle Ages.
4. What are the indicators of social exclusion in urban India?
5. Mention any one law that prevents the practice of untouchability.
6. Indicate any one incident of massacre of Dalits after Independence.
7. Mention any two common diseases prevalent among the lowest stratum of people in Indian

society

8. What are the main causes for the high mortality rate amongst the Scheduled Caste in India?
9. Is the demand for the implementation of reservation policy in private sector justifiable? Explain.
10. Suggest any one radical strategy to include the excluded Dalits in the mainstream society.

 

PART-B

Answer any FIVE of the following in 300 words :                                                (5 x 8 = 40 marks)

 

11. How does Manusmriti exclude the Shudras from the society?
12. Highlight the characteristics of the caste system.
13. Delineate briefly on the practice of untouchability in the Middle Ages.
14. How are the Dalit women exploited in rural India?
15. Explain the ‘Keeripatti syndrome’.
16. How does the deprivation of human dignity due to the practice of untouchability affect the

health of its victims?

17. Can more education and employment opportunities to the Dalits help them to get well integrated

into the society? – Explian.

 

PART-C

Answer any TWO of the following in 1200 words :                                  (2 x 20 = 40 marks)

 

18. What are the various categories of people excluded from the mainstream social life in India?

Discuss the reasons for their exclusion?

19. Based on your recent visit, discuss the various forms of exclusions of Dalits in rural area.
20. Critically evaluate the “positive discrimination” strategy of the Government to uplift the

downtrodden Dalits.

21. “The alienation of land and lack of education affect the general health of Dalits in rural

India”- Discuss.

 

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