LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY.
FIRST SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
SO 1803 – PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
Date : 01/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART – A
Answer ALL questions in about 30 words each: (10×2=20 marks)
- Define society.
- What is meant by association?
- What is cultural lag?
- State the types of socialization.
- What is meant by accommodation?
- Differentiate associative from dissociative process.
- What is meant by social control?
- Mention the types of deviance.
- Define social change.
- Name the theorists associated with evolutionary theory on social change.
PART – B
Answer any FIVE questions of the following in about 300 words each: (5×8 =40 marks)
- Delineate the nature and subject matter of Sociology.
- Write a note on sociological imagination.
- Explicate ethnocentrism with examples.
- Elucidate the factors favouring and hindering assimilation.
- Discuss briefly the classification of social groups.
- Explain the social significance of deviant behaviour.
- Discuss in brief conflict theories of social change.
PART – C
Answer any TWO of the following in about 1200 words each: (2×20 =40 marks)
- Define Sociology. Elaborate on the characteristics and scope of Sociology.
- What is socialisation? Analyze in detail the stages and agents of socialisation.
- What is social control? Discuss the types and agencies of social control.
- Discuss the different factors of social change.
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