BSOC-102 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

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IGNOU BSOC-102 Solved Assignment English Medium 2025-26

FOUR-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
BACHELOR OF ARTS (MAJOR) SOCIOLOGY
BAFSO
ASSIGNMENT
July 2025 and January 2026 sessions
COURSE CODE: BSOC-102
SOCIOLOGY OF INDIA- I

BSOC-102: SOCIOLOGY OF INDIA- I
Tutor Marked Assignments
Course Code: BSOC-102
Assignment Code: ASST/TMA / 2025-2026
Total Marks: 100
There are three Sections in the Assignment. You have to answer all questions in the Sections.
Section I
Answer the following in about 500 words each.
1. What is Indology? Critically assess the contribution of the Indological perspective to the understanding of Indian society. 20
2. Define ethnicity and critically examine the key theories used to explain ethnic identity and conflict. 20
Section II
Answer the following questions in about 250 words each.
3. Examine the role of colonial census and surveys in shaping British knowledge and control of Indian society. 10
4. Examine the features of the capitalist agrarian class structure in India. 10
5. Distinguish between the formal and informal economy. 10
Section III
Write a short note on each of the following in about 100 words each.
6. A.R. Desai’s views on nationalism 6
7. The concept of subaltern 6
8. Features of caste system 6
9. Functions of family 6
10. Sikhism 6

BSOC102, BSOC 102