NLUJAA

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) FYIC: I-Year, I-Semester
(Academic Year: 2022-23)
Mid Semester Examination Test (September, 2022)
Subject Code: 104 Sociology (Minor-II/I)

Time: 2:00 Hrs.

Total Marks: 40
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read the questions carefully and answer.
2. Unnecessary queries on the Question Paper shall not be entertained.
3. Do not write anything on the question paper. It will be treated as malpractice.

Answer any two essay type questions from Question No. 1 to 3 of the following.

1. How do sociologists conceptualize and explain deviance and crime? What are the different
categories of crime and deviance we can think of? Elaborate. (15 Marks)

2. What is Social Strain Theory? Who had developed this theory? Elaborate. (15 Marks)

3. How did Durkheim study crime as a “Social Fact”? Elaborate. (15 Marks)

4. Write short notes (any two): (5x2=10 Marks)

(a) Anomie
(b) Crime and Punishment
(c) Functionalist view of crime

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