ESO-11 Solved Assignments

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July 2024 and January 2025

Answer all the questions.

SECTION – I

Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. Discuss the nature and scope of sociology with special reference to India.
2. Critically discuss the structural-functionalist perspectives in sociology.

SECTION-II

Answer the following in about 250 words each.

1. Discuss the main features of post-industrial society.
2. Examine the changing functions of family in the contemporary times.
3. Discuss the relationship between consumption and production.
4. Describe the significance of kinship.

SECTION-III

Answer the following in about 100 words each.

1. What is social network?
2. Define the concept of class.

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July 2018 and January 2019

Answer all the questions.

SECTION – I

Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. Define and discuss the concepts of society and social institutions with suitable examples.
2. What is family? How does its role change from rural to urban industrial societies?
   Explain.

SECTION-II

Answer the following in about 250 words each.

1. Discuss the meaning of conscious and unconscious socialization?
2. Is education equivalent to socialization? Explain.
3. Discuss the factors of social change with suitable examples.
4. Discuss the types of exchange given by Karl Polyani.

SECTION-III

Answer the following in about 100 words each.

1. What is meant by ‘conspicuous consumption’?
2. Distinguish between primary and secondary groups.

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July 2017 and January 2018

Answer all the questions.

SECTION – I

Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. Discuss the nature and scope of sociology with special reference to India.
2. What do you understand by social change? Discuss its factors.

SECTION-II

Answer the following in about 250 words each.

1. Discuss some of the major functions of family as a social group.
2. Define social structure and distinguish between social structure and social organisations.
3. Distinguish between education and learning with example.
4. Is education effective in removing social inequality in society? Discuss.

SECTION-III

Answer the following in about 100 words each.

1. Discuss some of the social aspects of production in society.
2. Write short notes on any two of the following:
   a) Kufunda
   b) Elite
   c) Anomie
   d) Mixed form of religion

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July 2016 and January 2017

Section – I

Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. What do you understand by a complex society? Discuss with examples.
2. Define the concept of culture. How is culture related with society? Discuss.

Section – II

Answer the following in about 250 words each.

1. Discuss the concept of role and status. In what says are they linked with each other?
2. Define the concept of social change and discuss the functionalist theory of change.
3. Discuss the consanguineal and offinal forms of kinship with examples.
4. Distinguish between education and learning with suitable examples.

Section – III

Answer the following in about 100 words each.

1. Define the concept of socialization.
2. Describe the concept of anomic suicide as given by Durkheni.

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July 2015 and January 2016

Section – I

Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. Describe the different aspects of simple society.
2. Discuss with suitable examples different theories of social change.

Section – II

Answer the following in about 250 words each.

1. Define social groups. What are the different types of social groups found in society?
2. Discuss Durkhem’s concept of mechanical and organic solidarity.
3. Define family and discuss different types of families found in different societies with suitable example.
4. What is socialization? Where does it take place?

Section – III

Answer the following in about 100 words each.

1. Distinguish between education and learning.
2. Write short notes on any two of the following:
   1. Economy and society
   2. Social aspects of production
   3. Consumption
   4. Relative deprivation