MSO 001 Sociological Theories and Concepts Solved Assignment 2020-21

 

MSO 001 Sociological Theories and Concepts

Solved Assignment 2020-21

Maximum Marks: 100

Weightage: 30%

Answer any five questions selecting at least two from each of the sections. Your answers should be in about 500 words each. Marks



Section-I

1. Discuss the concept of social reality in the context of symbolic universe.

2. Discuss the relationship between theory and paradigm.

3. Critically examine the theory of neo-functionalism.

4. Discuss the concept of liberty in the writings of Isaiah Berlin.

5. Explain Malinowski’s Scientific Theory of Culture.

Section-II

6. Discuss Foucault’s concept of ‘archaeology of knowledge’.

7. What is sovereignty? Discuss the difference between internal and external sovereignty.

8. Explain the functional perspective on social stratification.

9. Examine the perspectives of Kinsley Davis, Wilbert Moore and Melvin Tumin on social inequality.

10. Discuss Karl Marx’s perspective on class.