SEMESTER FALL 2022

Introduction to Sociology
(SOC101)
Assignment No. 01

Due Date: 30-11-2022 Assignment marks: 20

“Origin of Sociology”

Assignment Objective
Upon completion of this assignment, the students will be able to understand the
contribution of sociologists in the development of the society.
Background
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life, groups and societies. Sociologists
study the different aspects of society and the role of human beings in society. The scope
of Sociology begins with the connection between human beings and society and
expands further towards the social institutions that impact our lives and the factors that
dominate the proper functioning of these institutions. It sets out to explain how human
beings have constructed these institutions, how they perceive them and the role they
play in our lives. Thus, Sociologists contribute and work as professionals in different
departments and segments of the society.
Question:

Following is given a case study explaining the prospective role of sociologists, read
it carefully and identify any TEN CAREERS for sociology students in future in
the given Format.

University of Multan has organized an orientation session for BS students who wanted
to opt sociology as an undergraduate program. Different professors and head of the
department gave the brief introduction about the university and department. Head of
the department Ms. ABC discussed about the scope of sociology to enhance the
student’s interest. She said that the Pakistani society has become prone to diversified
social problems for which social scientists are coming up with appropriate scientific
skills to address the social pathologies being a social researcher, the academician and
social worker. There is a dire need of such skilled social scientists / sociologists to fill
in the vacuum of society. And to come up with the social policies to address the
contemporary problems. It is well established fact that after completion of Sociology
degree the graduates can participate in nation building activities. The graduates of
Sociology are actively involved in development activities in various roles i.e. social
mobilizer, rural development officer, population planning officer, rural health planner,
environmental analyst and community development officer. The training imparted in
the academic departments enable the students to contribute effectively in prison and
correctional services as parole officer, rehabilitation counsellor and probation officer.
Moreover, Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) and Federal Public Service
commission (FPSC) periodically invites applications from the graduates for the
positions of social welfare officers, monitoring and evaluation officer, demographer as
well as lecturers for appointments across province and country. At the end of orientation
session, Ms. ABC wished a good luck to all new students and encourage them to
actively participate in all activities of the semester.

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Marking scheme:
2 marks for Identification of Career: 1*10 (20)
Note:
Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is
usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students
on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above
mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.

Important Instructions:

Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment
solution.

Deadline:

 Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No
assignment will be accepted through e-mail once the solution has been
uploaded by the instructor.
Formatting guidelines:
 Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
 It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word.
 Use black and blue font colors only.
Solution guidelines:
 Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an
analytical assignment.
 Give the answer according to question.
 For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch
the video lectures and use other reference books also.
Rules for Marking
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:
 It has been submitted after due date
 The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt
 It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)
 It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…