MSOE-004 Solved Assignments

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July 2024 and January 2025

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION – I

1. What is urban sociology? Discuss its historical background.
2. Discuss the characteristic features of a city with special reference to E.W Bwrgess‟ theory of concentric zone.
3. Describe the ecological park theory and discuss its major contributions to urban sociology.
4. How many types of cities are there? Give an example of one of them with detail.
5. What do you understand by ‘New urban Sociology’? Who were its pioneers.

SECTION – II

1. Is it true that nuclear families are found in urban areas while joint families are found in rural areas? Discuss.
2. Describe the pattern of urban growth in India with suitable examples.
3. Compare and contrast the urban formal and informal sectors of Indian economy.
4. What do you understand by urban planning? How does it help growth of cities? Discuss.
5. Discuss the critical role of media in the growth and governance of cities.

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July 2023 and January 2024

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION – I

1. Discuss the contributions of Chicago school theorists to urban sociology.
2. Define the concept of city and discuss the major features of an industrial city.
3. What are pre-industrial cities? Describe and discuss its features with an example.
4. Discuss the meaning of New Urban Sociology? What does it constitute?
5. What is the nature of family in urban areas? Give examples.
6. Analyse the different aspects of social change taking place in India? Are the villages getting urbanized in India? Discuss

SECTION – II

1. Describe the occupational structure in urban India. How has it changed after economic liberalization, privatization and globalization?
2. How does industrialisation affect the different social institutions in society? Discuss.
3. What is urban ecology and how does urban environment impact the lives of people living in cities? Discuss
4. Discuss critically the role and responsibility of media in urban governance.

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July 2019 and January 2020

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION – I

1. Define the concept of urban and discuss some of its categories of towns according to the Indian census.
2. What is the concept of metropolis? Describe the major features of a metropolis in India.
3. Describe and discuss E.W Burgess’ ‘concentric zone theory’ with suitable illustrations.
4. How many types of cities are their? Discuss with examples from India.
5. Describe the origin and development of sociological studies in the area of urban in different universities in India.

SECTION – II

1. The focus of sociologists on the question of urban society increased as and when the urbanisation rate grew as per the census. Discuss.
2. Highlight the changes in the pattern of marriage in urban India with suitable examples.
3. Is the Indian economy dependent on the rural production or urban production? Discuss.
4. Define poverty and discuss the linkage between rural and urban poverty.
5. How does the environmental pollution affect the people in the cities? Discus its sociological aspects.

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July 2018 and January 2019

Answer Questions worth of 100 marks. All questions carry equal marks

SECTION – I

1. Describe the origin and growth of urban sociology globally and specifically in India.
2. Define the concept of city and discuss the growth and nature of metropolitan cities in India.
3. Critically discuss the ecological approach to understand urban growth given by the Chicago School theorists.
4. Discuss the nature of growth and expansion of cities during the ancient and the medieval periods of Indian history.
5. What is the impact of urbanization on the institution of family in India? Discuss with examples.
6. How does the informal sector of economy in India play a significant role in urban areas? Discuss critically.
7. Is poverty interlinked with deterioration of environment in India? Discuss critically with suitable examples.
8. Why are slums growing so dramatically in Indian cities? Can they be reduced or rehabilitated?
9. What do you understand by urban planning? How does it help urban growth?
10. Can media contribute in effective urban governance? Discuss critically.

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July 2017 and January 2018

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION – I

1. Define the concept of “urban” and describe the patterns of urban growth in India with suitable illustrations.
2. Describe the nature of different cities in India with special reference to the mega cities.
3. Critically discuss the ecological approach to understand cities.
4. What are pre industrial cities? Discuss with example.
5. Discuss with examples, the historical comparative approach towards understanding of urban society in India.

SECTION – II

1. Discuss the impact of urbanisation on the structure and functions of family in India.
2. How does the urban impact the rural society in India? Discuss with examples.
3. Describe the nature and condition of unorganised labour in India with a suitable example.
4. Define the term ‘slum’. What are its essential features?
5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
   a) Urban governance
   b) Urban planning
   c) Urban poverty
   d) Rural urban transition in India

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July 2016 and January 2017

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

Section-I

1. Discuss the ecological approach with suitable examples.
2. Define the concept of city and give same of the ways in which city is described.
3. Is there a rural – urban continuum? Discuss with examples.
4. Describe the major features of an ancient city in India.
5. Discuss the structure of a city as delineated by the Chicago school theorists.

Section-II

1. Discuss same of the major aspects of urbanization and urban environment.
2. Define the idea of a neighborhood. Can it be used to understand social stratification in the cites? Explain.
3. Discuss the nature of unorganized sector of Indian economy in comparison with the organized sector.
4. Discuss the merits and demerits of globalization process on economy in India.
5. Discuss the ways in which media can play an important role in urban governance.

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July 2015 and January 2016

Answer any five questions in about 500 words each. Attempt at least two questions from each section. All questions carry equal marks.

Section-1

1. Define the concept of urban and describe the socio-historical background of urbanization in India.
2. Define and distinguish between city metropolis and megalopolis with suitable examples.
3. Discuss the major features of a colonial city with suitable examples.
4. Compare and contrast a modern industrial city with a pre-industrial city in India.
5. Describe and discuss the major contributions of the Chicago School theorists in the field of urban sociology.

Section-II

1. Discuss the major characteristics of traditional and modern neighborhoods.
2. Analyse the impact of city life on rural societies. Does it change their social structure. Discuss?
3. Explain the impact of economic reforms on the formal employment sector in India.
4. Is globalization related with poverty in India? Discuss with suitable examples.
5. Does media play an important role in Indian economic growth? Explain.