MSO-1 EM (2023-24)

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MSO-1 Solved Assignment English Medium 2023-24 for July 2023 and January 2024 Session

M.S.O-01 SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Core Course in M.A. Sociology

Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Programme Code: MSO

Course Code: MSO-001

Assignment Code: MSO-001/AST/TMA/2023-24

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.

Section-I

1. Discuss the role of Concept and Theory in sociological analysis. 20
2. Explain the perspective of Evans-Pritchard on social structure. 20
3. Examine the distinction between Marxian and Weberian ideologies. 20
4. Discuss Malinowski’s Scientific Theory of Culture. 20
5. Explain the concept of social reality in the context of symbolic universe. 20

Section-II

6. Distinguish between modernization and modernity. 20
7. Discuss the elements of caste in gender stratification. 20
8. Explain the roles and functions of civil society in a democracy. 20
9. Explain the major perspectives to understand social stratification. 20
10. What is post-structuralism? Examine Derrida’s theory of ‘deconstruction’. 20

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