Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2008 B.A Sociology SOCIAL THOUGHT - Question Paper

U.G. DEGREE exam – JUNE 2008.
First Year (AY 2007-08 batches onwards)
Sociology
SOCIAL THOUGHT
Time : 3 hours Maximum marks : 75
PART A — (3 ´ five = 15 marks)

ans any 3 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.

every ans should not exceed one page.
What is social statics and social dynamics?
State the basic laws of social evolution.
elaborate the characteristics of social facts?
discuss sacred and profane.
describe class. define the characteristics of class.

PART B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
ans any 4 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.

every ans should not exceed five pages.
explain Auguste Comte’s legal regulations of 3 stages.
discuss Spencer’s theory of organismic analogy.
elaborate the 3 kinds of authority? discuss.
explain Durkheim’s theory of suicide.
elaborate the characteristics of Bureaucracy?
Analyse Karl Marxian theory of class struggle.
What is Aliemation? discuss.

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