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MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY)

Term-End Examination
February, 2021

MSO-001 : SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES AND

CONCEPTS
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five of the following questions in

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

SECTION I

1. Compare the approaches of Max Weber and

Joseph Schumpeter for the understanding of
entrepreneurship. 20

2. Critically discuss Parsons’ action theory. 20

3. Explain how labour is de-humanized in the

process of production. 20

4. Who holds power in local communities ? Discuss

Delbert Miller and Robert Dahl’s views on it. 20

5. ‘‘Social structure refers to relations between

groups.’’ Discuss with reference to the approach
of Evans-Pritchard. 20
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6. Critically discuss Barth’s framework for the

understanding of ethnicity. 20

7. ‘‘The demarcation between civil society and the

State is blurred.’’ Discuss with reference to the
perspective of Gramsci. 20

8. ‘‘Ethnicity is socially constructed.’’ Discuss. 20

9. What did Jameson mean by ‘late capitalism’ ?

Discuss. 20

10. What do you understand by ‘sovereignty’ ?

Explain its main characteristics. 20

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