UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

YEARLY EXAMINATIONS

MAY 2018

PROGRAMME BSc (HONS) SOCIOLOGY – YEAR 3 & RESIT

MODULE NAME SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALISATION

DATE THURSDAY MODULE CODE SOCI 3001Y(5)

10 MAY 2018

TIME 09.30 – 12.30 HRS DURATION 3 HOURS

NO. OF QUESTIONS 6 NO. OF QUESTIONS TO 3

SET BE ATTEMPTED

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Answer any three questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

 SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALISATION – SOCI 3001Y(5)

Answer any three questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Question 1

Is globalisation leading to cultural homogenisation across the globe?

[100 marks]

Question 2

Critically examine the extent to which the implantation of Transnational Corporations

in developing countries has been beneficial to their economy and society.

[100 marks]

Question 3

Using relevant examples, analyse whether religious fundamentalism has become a

global phenomenon in the world today.

[100 marks]

Question 4

Does globalisation have the same impacts on men and women in developing countries?

[100 marks]

Question 5

Examine the impacts of globalisation on the authority, functions and power of states in
developing countries.

[100 marks]

Question 6

To what extent has the policy of elite migration through the Integrated Resorts Scheme
(IRS) and the Real Estate Scheme (RES) been beneficial to the local communities in
Mauritius?

[100 marks]

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