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ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, 2013

M.A. SOCIOLOGY
[ Field of Study Code : SOCM (222) ]
Total Pages : 2
Time Allowed : 3 hours Maximum. Marks : 100
Note : (i) Answer any two questions fromPart-A and any one question fromPart-B.
(ii) Both PartA and Part-B are compulsory.
(iii) Marks are indicated against each question.
PART-A
Answer any two questions
1. If you are conducting a sociological study of the impact of the Dalit Movement on
rural society inIndia, which two methods of those givenbelowwill you choose?
(a) Questionnaire
(b) Oral history and narrative
(c) Published statistical data
(d) Systematic observation
Give reasons for your choice. 35
2. Which two sociologists will help you understand changing patterns of religious belief
and practices in India? Explain how. 35
3. Discuss howlawand legal interventions have had influenced onthe situationof
women in rural India. 35
4. Discuss the changes brought about by privatisationof educationand health. Do you
think privatisationwill contribute to better access to educationand health? 35
5. Examine the sociological and anthropological contributions to the understanding of
tribal knowledge, art and culture. 35
6. Distinguish betweenurbanisationand urbanismwith concrete examples. 35
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PART-B
Answer any one question
(Attempt three short notes ineach question. Do not choose different short notes
fromdifferent questions.]
7. Write short notes onany three of the following
(a) Social mobility
(b) Marx's concept of alienation
(c) Difference betweencaste and tribe
(d) Humandevelopment index
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8. Write short notes onany three of the following 30
( a)
( b )
( c )
( d )
Content analysis
Social stratification
Difference betweensociety and nation
Anti-nuclear protests inIndia
9. Write short notes onany three of the following 30
(a) Social control
(b) Mobile telephony and social change
(c) Concepts of status and role
(d) Difference betweencultural assimilationand acculturation
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