Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2007 B.A Sociology Social Stratification - Question Paper

ans any 2 ol the followlng guestions.
1. .Describe the sociotogical frameruork for the strdy of social
stratification. Your ansurer should include 25
(a) Talcott Parson's approlh
(b) Kingslg/ Davis and W.E. Moorets approach
(c) Melvtn Tumin's criticism of Davis and Moore's theor
2. describe the concept of power and explain how it is related
with social stratification. Your ans should explain 25
(a) the theoretical approaches to power
(b) power as a determinant of rewards
(c) caste, class, race and gender
3. define the different channels of social mobility. Your
ans should include Zs
(a) religious institutions
(b) educational institutions
(c) political institutions
(d) economic institutions
4. explain with suitable examples the development and kinds
of middle class in India. Your ans should focus on 25
(a) B.B. Misra's description of the Indian middle class
(b) the 'old' middle class
(c) the 'new' middle class
part B.
ans any 2 of the subsequent ques..
explain the rise of the Indian entrepreneurial class.
Analyse the composition of elites in India.
define the genesis of the Naxalite Movement
(1967 - 7Ll.
8. What is the caste - class nexus ? explain.
part C
The subsequent part is compulsory. Ansu)er o,ll parts
of thts ques..
g. (a) describe the concept of Sanskritisation.
OR
What do you understand by the 'circulation of
elites' ?
(b) define the concept of hierarchy in the caste system . 5

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