Loyola College M.A. Medical Sociology April 2008 Principles Of Sociology Question Paper PDF Download

LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

FIRST SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

    SO 1803 – PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY

 

 

 

Date : 28/04/2008            Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

PART – A

Answer ALL the questions in 30 words each (10×2=20 marks)

 

  1. What are the concerns of sociology?
  2. How do MacIver and ‘Page define society’?
  3. What are social norms?
  4. Define cultural lag.
  5. What is meant by community?
  6. What is an institution?
  7. Explain status and role.
  8. Explain the concept of ethno centrism.
  9. Distinguish between social statics and social dynamics.
  10. What is meant by dialectical materialism?

PART – B

Answer any FIVE questions  in 300 words each.(5 x 8 =40 marks)

 

  1. Elucidate the views of the Specilistic and synthetic school of thought regarding the scope of sociology.
  2. Define culture. Discuss its importance.
  3. Elucidate the importance of primary and secondary groups.
  4. What is deviance? Is it socially significant?
  5. Elucidate the process of socialization.
  6. Briefly describe the factors of social change.
  7. What according to Comte are the law of 3 stages governing social evolution? Explain.

PART – C

Answer any TWO in 1200 words each.(2 x 20 = 40 marks)

 

  1. Define social control. Discuss the importance of the role of different agencies of social control.
  2. What is social change? Briefly discuss the different theories of social change.
  3. Elucidate the associative and dissociative social processes.
  4. What is meant by socialization? Critically examine Cooley’s theory of Looking Glass Self.

 

 

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