THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES EXAMINATION OF APRIL/MAY 2002 Code and Name of Course :SY14G: SOCIOLOGY FOR THE CARIBBEAN Paper: Date and Time: Thursday May 2, 2002 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Duration: 2 Hours INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: This paper has 1 page(s) and6 questions ANSWER ANY THREE (3) QUESTIONS 1. Discuss the nature of group activity in schools, the workplace and in politics in the Caribbean and explain how this strengthens or undermines the goals of each organisation. 2. According to Derek Gordon (1987), opportunities for upward social mobility are limited to certain groups in the society. Discuss with reference to the contemporary Caribbean. 3. “Bven today, Caribbean societies are nothing more than large “plantation societies.” Discuss. 4, “There is no one unique culture in any given society, but in fact several cultures co-existing and sometimes conflicting with each other”. Discuss the validity of this statement in the context of one Caribbean society. 5. “Only the nuclear family can adequately perform the functions of the human family”, How far does this statement reflect the fiunctions of Caribbean families? 6. Compare and contrast the main ideas of the Consensus and the Conflict Theories. Which one best explains “social order” in the Caribbean. END OF QUESTION PAPER