MSO-001 Sociological Theories and Concepts in English Solved Assignment 2023-2024

MSO-001 Sociological Theories and Concepts in English Solved Assignment 2023-2024

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Core Course in M.A. Sociology
MSO-001: Sociological Theories and Concepts
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.
Marks
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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