MSOE-105 Solved Assignment English Medium 2026-27

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IGNOU MSOE-105 Solved Assignment English Medium 2026-27

Master’s Degree Programme in Sociology
Assignment
January 2026 sessions & July 2026 and January 2027 sessions
MSOE-105: Introduction to Urban Sociology

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Core Course in M.A. Sociology
MSOE-105: Introduction to Urban Sociology
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Programme Code: MASO
Course Code: MSOE-105
Assignment Code: MSO-101/AST/TMA/2026-27

Maximum Marks: 100
Weightage: 30%

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each.
1. What is urban sociology? Discuss its subject matter. 20
2. Discuss the concept of ‘urban’. Define urban in the Indian context with special reference to the Indian Census. 20
3. Examine the various bases of defining a city. What can be a more suitable way to define a city? 20
4. Discuss the rural–urban continuum approach to the study of urban phenomena. What are its major critiques? 20
5. Explain the ecological perspective in urban sociology. What are the major critiques of this perspective? 20
6. Discuss exploitative model of understanding the structure of cities. How it different from other models explaining structure of cities? 20
7. Explain the concept and technique of social area analysis for understanding the social characteristics of urban areas. What are its major limitations? 20
8. Describe different parts of the colonial city of Kolkata and their social significance during the colonial period. 20
9. Analyse the recent trends and patterns of urbanisation in India. 20
10. Discuss the development of urban sociology in India. 20

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