UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 APRIL EXAMINATION MPU33173 SOCIOLOGY IN MALAYSIAN CONTEXT TUESDAY, 30 APRIL 2019 TIME: 9.00AM ~ 11.0AM (2 HOURS) BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) PHYSICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) ACTUARIAL SCIENCE, INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: All answers are to be written in the examination answer booklet(s) provided. Section A: Answer ALL the questions. Section B: Answer FOUR questions only. Section C: Answer TWO questions only. This question paper consists of 23 questions on 6 printed pages.2 MPU33173 SOCIOLOGY IN MALAYSIAN CONTEXT SI CTION (TOTAL: 30 MARKS} ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. a @ Q@. Qa. X believes that one should not let the society to evolve by its own but to change it. He also mentioned that the struggle in a class conflict takes place due to the capitalist and proletariat issue. Who is X? A. Karl Marx. B. Auguste Comte. C. Herbert Spencer. D. Emile Durkheim. [Total: 2 marks} Mariappan was born to an Indian parents but was adopted by a Chinese family. He speaks in fluent Mandarin language and Cantonese dialect. He also uses chopsticks to eat. Based on his ethnic, we can categorize him as status. A. class B. caste C. ascribed D. achieved [Total: 2 marks} Culture is an important component in a community and society as it involves certain aspects as stated below EXCEPT A. values B. objects C. characteristics D. —nonmaterial culture [Total: 2 marks} There are several agents of socialization that shaped who we are today and one of it is peer group. Which of the following elements DO NOT represent the peer group? A. Loyalty. B. Unequal. C. Social skill D. Independent. (Total: 2 marks} Anderson believes he saw a ghost behind the banana tree. He was describing about the ghost to his friends. This situation can be associated with concept. A. Herbert Mead B. Thamos Theory C. Harold Garfinkel D. Thomas Theorem [Total: 2 marks] This question paper consists of 23 questions on 6 printed pages.MPU331 Q6. Qi. @. Q, Qo. 3 CONTEXT, SOCIOLOGY IN MALAYSIA! The act of public consensus by those who have power at a certain time and place which violates the social rule is known as A. deviance B. — death penalty C. personal crime D. social pressure {Total: 2 marks] The caste system is an Indian religious social stratification. Which of the following category is apart of this system? A. Veena. B. Bahrin C. Sandhra, D. — Kshatriya. {Total: 2 marks] Men and women are differentiated due to their biological aspect. The males lifespan is shorter than the female because of the reasons. A. health B. physical C. sensitivity D. intelligence Total: 2 marks) Ethnicity is categorized as A A. _ acollection of people that shares a distinctive physical traits B. _acollection of people that shares a distinctive cultural heritage C. a large category of people that shares certain inheritance due to physical characteristics D. a large category of cultural heritage that shares certain inheritance due to physical characteristics (Total: 2 marks} Many Westemers find Malaysians are flexible in time. They tend to be less stressed and hurried as they are more accommodating when they are completing their task. This quality falls under polychronic monochronic hierarchical position harmonious relationship [Total: 2 marks] camp This question paper consists of 23 questions on 6 printed pages.4 MPU33173 SOCIOLOGY IN MALAYSIAN CONTEXT a. Qi2. Qi3. Qi4. Qs, The Chinese community comes from various provinces from China. All provinces have different cultures and dialects spoken. Which of the following is NOT Chinese dialect? A. Hakka. B. — Fuchow. C. Hairinan. D. — Cantonese, [Total: 2 marks] Budi is a form of guide in everyday life where it dictates the following EXCEPT A. Eating B. Writing C. Sleeping D. Socializing [Total: 2 marks} Shakunthala is from India and she came to Malaysia to work for a year. Every month she sends money to her family in India. Her family is a joint family where her four uncles’ family live together with her grandparents. This sense of togetherness is known as A. ‘T orientation B. ‘We’ orientation C. ‘Value’ orientation D. ‘Family’ orientation (Total: 2 marks] Malaysians are less direct in their communication with others where their responses depends on the context of situation such as ‘who is there’, ‘what is discussed’, ‘non- verbal” and ‘timing’. We can relate it with culture. A. lowcontext B. ultra context C. high context D. medium context [Total: 2 marks] Mun Yee works in an education institute, Her head of department is an elderly person and she has difficulty in communicating with him. She is worried she might offend his feelings if she were to question the workload that was given to her. Due to that she resorted a to solve her issue. A. first party B. third party C. fourth party D. second party [Total: 2 marks} This question paper consists of 23 questions on 6 printed pages.5 MPU33173 SOCIOLOGY IN MALAYSIAN CONTEXT SECTION B: [TOTAI 0 KS) ANSWER FOUR (4) QUESTIONS ONLY. Define and explain each of the following concepts. Give a relevant example. QI. Social integration [Total : 5 marks} Q2. Symbol {Total : 5 marks} Q3. Social class [Total : 5 marks} Q4. Social sensitivity {Total : 5 marks} QS. Hidden meaning [Total : 5 marks} This question paper consists of 23 questions on 6 printed pages.6 MPU33173 SOCIOLOGY IN MALAYSIAN CONTEXT SECTION C: [TOTAL: 50 MARKS} ANSWER TWO (2) QUESTIONS ONLY, Read the situation below and answer Ql. Qi ‘The greatest challenge for today’s employee is to compete with the artificial intelligence (Al) as it is rapidly growing across the world. This scenario will cause many people to be out of job as their work will be taken over by the robots. However, this fast-growing technology can create various jobs in the e-commerce field provided workers are computer literate. In your opinion, discuss critically on how far you agree that the culture of artificial intelligence (AI) will cause humans to be jobless. Explain it by applying TWO (2) sociological perspectives to support your argument. [Total: 25 marks] Read the situation below and answer Q2. Q. Facebook have brought positive and negative experiences to the users. Many find it difficult to distance themselves from this social media as they are addicted to it. However, with the various scandals from the election issues to personal data leakage it had caused many people to delete their Facebook account. Examine how far you agree with the case above. Justify your argument by utilizing TWO (2) sociological theories in the context of socialization aspect. [Total: 25 marks] Read the situation below and answer Q3. Q3. Mule account scam is spreading aggressively among the students in the secondary | and tertiary level. This situation occurs because they share their personal bank | account details with their friends. It causes others to misuse their bank account for | illegal activities. However, such incidents can be avoided if one does not reveal | their personal accounts to the others. Analyze how far you agree with the issue above by focusing on the deviance aspect. Critically discuss by applying TWO (2) sociological perspectives to support your argument. (Total: 25 marks} This question paper consists of 23 questions on 6 printed pages.