Name of the University : University of Calicut
Degree : PG
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Name of the Subject : Classical Social Theory – Sociology
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Classical Social Theory Sample Paper
Part A :
1. What is Enlightenment?
2. Write a short note on sacred and profane.
3. What do you mean by Social Darwinism?
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4. Write a short note on Sociologism.
5. What is Repressive law?
6. Write a brief note on Alienation.
7. What is Positivism?
8. Define Social Class
9. What is Surplus Value?
10. Write a short note on Egoistic suicide
11. What is Commodity fetishism?
12. Write a short note on Communism.
13. Define Mode of Production.
14. What is Dialectical Materialism?
Part – B :
15. Critically examine the Law of Three Stages.
16. Distinguish between Organic and Mechanic solidarity.
17. Examine the socio-economic context for the development of Classical Sociology.
18. What are the major characteristics of Social facts according to Durkheim.
19. Describe Marx’s Labour Theory of Value.
20. Elaborate on the types of societies identified by Herbert Spencer.
21. Explain how Comte divided Sociology.
22. Write a brief note on crises of Capitalism.
23. Elucidate Durkheim’s functionalism.
24. Illustrate how Marx analysed state as alienated human power.
Part – C :
25. Analyse the views of Marx on class and class conflict.
26. Critically evaluate Durkheim’s theory of division of labour.
27. Examine in detail Spencer’s Evolutionary theory.
28. Trace out the development of classical sociology from enlightenment philosophy.
Code No : SO1 C02
Social Research Methods-I :
Time : 3 hours
Max. Weightage : 36
PART A :
Answer all questions in not more than 50 words. Each question carries 1 weightage
1. What is Positivism?
2. Differentiate between pure research and applied research
3. What is Pilot Study?
4. What is Case Study?
5. What are the major sources of secondary data?
6. Differentiate between attributes and variables
7. What is sampling error?
8. Differentiate between Sampling and Census method.
9. Explain the nature of Social Survey.
10. Explain Content Analysis?
11. Find Mode, when Mean=26 and Median= 30
12. What is Range? Give example.
PART B : (12×1 weightage = 12 weightage)
Answer any four questions from each section in not more than 250 words. Each question carries 2 weightage
Section I :
13. Assess the view that sociological research can and should be value free.
14. What is scientific method? Explain its characteristics?
15. Explain the features of a good questionnaire.
16. What is meant by Projective techniques? Give examples.
17. Explain Research Designs. What are the different types of Designs?
Section II : (4×2 weightage = 8 weightage)
18. Assess the strengths and weakness of statistical methods in social research.
19. Illustrate any three diagrammatic presentations of data.
20. Draw two ogives and find median of the following series.
Age 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
frequency 5 12 15 18 20 22 17 13
21. Compute Coefficient of quartile deviation of the following series.
Size 4 5 8 10 11 15
frequency 4 6 10 12 10 6
22. What are the various probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling methods?
PART C : (4×2 weightage = 8 weightage)
Answer any one question from each section in not more than 1000 words.Each question carries 4 weightage
Section I :
23. Social Research is a systematic activity. Justify this statement and explain various stages of social research.
24. Describe various methods of data collection used in social research.
25. Find Mean and Median of the following data.
Marks 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of students 7 10 12 16 24 18 13
26. Find Standard deviation and coefficient of variation of the following series.
Class 0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30
Frequency 6 8 10 15 12 9
Code No : SO1 C03
Sociology Of Indian Society :
Time : 3 hours
Max. Weightage : 36
PART A :
Answer all questions in not more than 50 words. Each question carries 1 weightage
1. What is Parochialisation?
2. What are the features of Dominant caste?
3. What is Co-parcenary system?
4. Define household.
5. What is Dialectical approach?
6. What is Factionalism?
7. Write a short note on Muslim marriage.
8. Define peasant society.
9. What is Folk culture?
10. Write a short note on Indological approach.
11. What is Dowry.
12. Define Caste.
13. What is Little tradition?
14. What is Rural-urban continuum?
PART B : (14×1 weightage = 14 weightage)
Answer any seven questions in not more than 250 words. Each question carries 2 weightage
15. Explain the features of Sanskritisation.
16. Trace out the life cycle of Family.
17. List out the major objectives of Caste associations.
18. Elucidate the contributions of G.S.Ghurye to the study of Indian society.
19. Comment on women’s role in decision making within the family.
20. Evaluate whether Jajmani system is exploitative in nature?
21. Write a brief note on the impact of legislations on family and marriage in India.