Exam Details

Subject Sociological Thought
Paper
Exam / Course Bachelor Degree Programme
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Why is sociology called the "Daughter of Industrial Revolution" Discuss.

2. Discuss some of the central ideas of D.P. Mukherji about sociology in India.

3. Define ethnography and discuss Malinowski's study of the Trobriand Islanders in this context.

4. Discuss Max Weber's concept of power and authority.

5. Briefly discuss Marx's concept of history.

6. Define social facts and discuss its main features.

7. Briefly discuss Radcliffe-Brown's concept of structure and function.

8. Discuss Malinowski's 'need theory' in the context of culture.

9. Describe the postulate of functional unity.

10. Briefly discuss Merton's 'group reference' theory with suitable examples.

11. Define 'mode of production' and describe the feudal mode of production.

12. Division of Labour

13. Weber's Concept of Class

14. Social Structure

15. Relative Deprivation


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
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  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
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  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Adhunik Bhartiya Sahitya: Navjagran Aur Rashtriya Andolen
  • Administrative Theory
  • AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
  • Communication Skills in English Communication Skills In English
  • Comparative Government and Politics
  • Development Administration
  • Economic Development: Comparative Analysis And Contemporary Issues
  • Effective Course: Rural Development
  • Elementary Mathematical Methods in Economics
  • Elementary Statistical Methods and Survey Techniques
  • Elements of Urdu Structure
  • English For Practical Purposes
  • Feature Writing Samachar Patra and feauture Lekhan
  • Financial Administration
  • Foundation Course : Assamese
  • Foundation Course : Bengali
  • Foundation Course : Gujarati
  • Foundation Course : Hindi
  • Foundation Course : Kannada
  • Foundation Course : Malayalam
  • Foundation Course : Marathi
  • Foundation Course : Oriya
  • Foundation Course : Punjabi
  • Foundation Course : Tamil
  • Foundation Course : Telugu
  • Foundation Course : Urdu
  • Foundation Course in English-I
  • Foundation course in humanities And social sciences
  • Foundation Course inEnglish-II
  • Foundation Course: Bhojpuri
  • Fundamentals of Economics
  • Government & Politics in India
  • Government & Politics in Australia
  • Government & Politics in East and South East Asia
  • Government And Politics In India
  • Hindi Bhasha Ki Sarachna
  • Hindi Gadhya
  • Hindi Kavya
  • Hindi Sahitya : Ithas Aur Vartman
  • Hindi Sahitya Ka Ithiyas Evam Sahitya Parichay
  • History of China and Japan 1840-1949
  • History of India From Earliest Times to 8th Century A .D.
  • History of Urdu Language
  • India Mid 18th Century to Mid-19th Century
  • India from 8th TO 15th Century A .D.
  • India from16th Century to mid 18th Century
  • Indian Administration
  • Indian Economic Development Since Independence
  • Indian Economic Development: Issue and perspectives
  • Indian Financial System
  • INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
  • International Relations
  • Language Through Literature/ From Language To Literature
  • Madhyakalin Bhartiya Sahitya: Samaj Aur Sanskriti
  • Modern Europe From Mid 18th Century to Mid 20th Century
  • Modern India 1857-1964
  • Modern Indian Political Thought
  • National Income Accounting
  • Nutrition for the Community
  • Organizing Child Care services
  • Patterns of Economic Development: A Comparative Study
  • Personnel Administration
  • Political Ideas and Ideologies
  • Projonmuklak Hindi
  • Public Policy
  • Rural Development : Indian Context
  • Sanskrit
  • Social Problems in India
  • Society and Religion
  • SOCIETY AND STRATIFICATION
  • Society in India
  • Sociological Thought
  • South Asia : Economy, Polity and Society
  • The Novel
  • The Structure of Modern English
  • The Study of Society
  • Translation
  • Understanding Drama
  • Understanding Poetry
  • Understanding Prose Understanding prose
  • Writing for Radio Radio Lekhan