MASO06 Sociological Thinkers MA Question Bank : vmou.ac.in

Name of the University : Vardhman Mahaveer Open University
Degree : MA
Department : Sociology
Subject Code/Name : MASO-06 – Sociological Thinkers
Year : II
Semester :
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VMOU Sociological Thinkers Question Paper

Time: 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 80
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections A, B & C. Write Answers as per the given instructions.

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Section – A

i. Define the Social Action.
ii. Who has defined social fact as a subject –matter of sociology-
iii. What do you mean by totem-
iv. What is an independent variable-
v. Who has given the concept of ‘Ideal Type’-
vi. Write the name of two significant books of Karl Marx.
vii. Mention the meaning of dialectic.
viii. Who has authored the book titled ‘the system of the positive
ix. Define the Bureaucracy.
x. Write the types of Social Action.

xi. Who is considered as the first empirical sociologist-
xii. What is the meaning of Social force-
xiii. Write the types of Ideal Type.
xiv. Highlight the three stages of the development of knowledge.
xv. Who gave the ‘AGIL Pattern’ of social system-
xvi. Write two books of Max Weber.
xvii. Write the types of Social Solidarity.
xviii. What is the meaning of “Tradition”-
xix. What is the concept of Bureaucracy-
xx. What is a pathological social fact-
xxi. What is the meaning of Monotheism.
xxii. Define the Ideal Type.
xxiii. Write two books of Durkhiem.
xxiv. Define the ‘Social Fact’.

Section – B

1. Discuss the mechanical solidarity.
2. Write a short note on egoistic suicide.
3. Elaborate the meaning of rational action.
4. Give the characteristics of Ideal-Type.
5. Show the criticism of Bureaucracy.
6. Highlight the manifest function.
7. Examine the traditionalist action.
8. Explain the canon of Pecuniary Emulation.
9. Discuss the Evaluative Action.
10. Highlight the protestant ethics.
11. Elaborate the meaning of self-alienation.
12. Describe the theory of circulation of elites.
13. Evaluate the pattern variable as given by Parsons.
14. Discuss the organic solidarity.
15. Write a short note on Latent function.
16. Differentiate between Logical and Non-Logical Action.
17. Discuss the theory of the Leisure class.
18. Differentiate between manifest and Latent function.
19. Write main causes of alienation.
20. Write the types of Ideal Type.
21. Discuss the Affective Action.
22. Differentiate between Mechanical and Organic Solidarity.
23. Discuss the Social Action.

Section – C

Long answer type questions—-
.1 Discuss the different types of ‘Social Action’.
(Or)
Discuss the concept of ‘Social fact’.
.2 Write an essay on “Alienation”.
(Or)
Define the ‘Social Action’ and give its characteristics.
.3 Write an essay on “Social Solidarity”.
(Or)
Describe the types of suicide.
.4 Write an essay on Bureaucracy.
(Or)
Discuss the Weber’s “Ideal Type”.
.5 Describe the meaning of ‘tradition’ according to D.P. Mukherjee.
(Or)
Discuss the Methodology of Max Weber.
.6 Define Ideal-Type and give its characteristics.
(Or)
Discuss the social consequences of Bureaucracy.
.7 Write an essay on Protestant Ethics.
(Or)
Assess the Karl Marx as a social thinker.
.8 Discuss the different theories of alienation.
(Or)
Define Suicide and discuss its types.
.9 Write an essay on “Suicide”.
(Or)
Differentiate between Mechanical Solidarity and Organic Solidarity.
.10 Write an essay on “Social Action”.
(Or)
Define the ‘Bureaucracy’ and give its characteristics.
.11 Analyse the role of religion in society , according to Durkheim
(Or)
Discuss the main causes of the division of labour in Society.
.12 Discuss the main causes of alienation.
(Or)
Discuss the different steps of “Research Process”.